Creamy Onion Soup With Bay Shrimp Recipes

CREAMY ONION SOUP WITH BAY SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and sauté until caramelized (golden brown), about 25 to 35 minutes. Stir in the rice, white wine, clam juice, dried thyme, marsala, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer gently for about 30 minutes or until the rice is very tender, stirring occasionally. Transfer the onion mixture, in small batches, to a food processor (no more than a third full). Carefully pulse a few times and then purée until smooth. Return to pot and stir in cream. Reheat over medium heat until hot. To serve, place about 2 tablespoons shrimp in each bowl and fill with hot soup. Garnish with fresh thyme leaves. Serve hot.

CREAMY ONION SOUP

Steps:

• In a 3-qt. saucepan over medium heat, saute onions in butter. Add broth, pepper, thyme and salt if desired; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add 1-2/3 cups milk. Stir flour into remaining milk until smooth; add to soup. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.

CREAMY ONION SOUP

Steps:

• For the white sauce: In a 1-quart saucepan melt butter and add flour, cook on medium heat until the flour turns thick and comes away from the side of the saucepan. Pour milk in flour a little at a time and stir constantly. Mixture should thicken and become like thick pudding. Remember to stir constantly taking care not to let mixture lump, set aside off from heat until ready to use for the soup.
• In 2-quart saucepan place 3 tablespoons butter and sliced onions. Cook at low to medium heat stirring frequently until soft and clear but not brown. Add chicken broth or stock from can, chicken bouillon cubes, bay leaves, pepper, and stir until completely heated through.
• Add white sauce and Velveeta cheese to onion mixture. White sauce will be thick because it has been removed from the heat. Simmer on medium low heat until the cheese is melted and all ingredients are blended, stirring constantly. Turn temperature to warm and let cook for additional 30 minute to 45 minutes.
• Serve with a garnish of shredded cheese(s), and a couple of slices of warm dark Russian Bread.

CREAM OF SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the carrots, onion, celery, potato and shrimp shells.
• Saute until the onion is translucent and the shells turn pink, around 3 minutes.
• Add the stock, cream, thyme, bay and all but 25 shrimp.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
• In small batches puree the soup in a food mill or food processor.
• Force puree through a strainer.
• Return the soup to the pan and season to taste with the salt and pepper.
• Add the remaining shrimp to the pot and cook to heat through, about 3 minutes.
• Ladle into 6 bowls with 5 shrimp in each.
• Garnish with chopped parsley.

CREAMY ONION SOUP WITH BAY SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter, if using, in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onions and saute until well browned and caramelized, about 30 minutes, stirring frequently. To full caramelize the onions, which gives a distinct flavor to this soup, you may need to cook them longer or drain off some of the liquid. Stir in the clam juice, wine, marsala, rice, and thyme with a good pinch each of salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the rice is very tender, about 30 minutes. Working in batches, puree the soup in a food processor or blender until smooth. Return the soup to the pot and stir in the cream. Reheat the soup until very hot; taste for seasoning. Divide the shrimp evenly among individual bowls. Ladle the hot soup over the shrimp and garnish each bowl with a sprinkle of thyme leaves. Serve immediately.