Southern Cream Of Pecan Soup Recipes

SOUTHERN CREAM OF PECAN SOUP

Steps:

• Make chicken stock or use bouillon cubes.
• Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. When foam subsides, add onion; reduce heat to low.
• Saute onion, stirring frequently, until soft but not browned, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in flour until thoroughly blended; cook, stirring, over low heat 1 minute. Gradually pour in 2 cups stock, stirring constantly.
• Stir in salt, pepper to taste, and nutmeg; add pecans and sprig of celery leaves.
• Increase heat under saucepan to medium; heat soup to boiling.
• reduce heat to low; simmer soup gently 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in cream; simmer over very low heat 5 minutes.
• Taste for seasoning; adjust with salt and pepper if desired.
• Ladle soup into individual warmed bowls.
• Serve at once. Notes: * finely ground (1 cup pecans equals about 4 ounces by weight). ** or half and half, use at room temperature.

CREAMY PECAN SOUP

Steps:

• Cook onions in dressing in large saucepan on medium heat 8 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Add Neufchatel; cook and stir 2 to 3 min. or until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in half the broth, tomato sauce and crushed pepper.
• Blend remaining broth and nuts in blender until smooth. Add to soup in saucepan; stir until blended. Pour half into blender; blend until smooth. Pour into bowl. Repeat with remaining soup. Return all soup to saucepan; cook 3 to 5 min. or until heated through.

SPICY PECAN SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir the onion and garlic in the butter until soft but not brown. about 5 minutes.
• Pour the chicken stock into the pot and whisk in the tomato paste, heavy cream, and lemon juice. Turn the heat to high and bring the soup to a boil. Turn the heat down to medium-low, add the 3 cups of pecan pieces and the chopped chipotle peppers, and simmer the soup until the pecans soften, about 30 minutes.
• Set aside 2 cups of soup. Pour the rest of the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the contents moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the cooking pot.
• Stir the reserved 2 cups of soup back into the pot and bring to a simmer and season with salt to taste. Serve, hot, with a sprinkle of chopped pecans for garnish.

SOUTHERN SOUR-CREAM PRALINES

Steps:

• Line a baking sheet with parchment. Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir in granulated and brown sugars, salt, and sour cream. Raise heat to medium-low, and cook, whisking frequently, until sugar has dissolved. Raise heat to medium-high. Cook, stirring frequently and scraping sides of pan with a spatula, until mixture reaches the soft-ball stage (240 degrees), 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat. Carefully stir in bourbon and vanilla (mixture will steam and bubble). Let cool, without stirring, for 2 minutes. Add pecans, and beat vigorously with a spoon until slightly opaque but still creamy, about 2 minutes.
• Drop spoonfuls onto baking sheet. (If mixture in pan begins to harden, stir in 1 teaspoon hot water, as often as needed; if it becomes runny, stir until firm.) Let stand until set, about 30 minutes.