| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Grains |
|
|
1 |
Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 2 |
tb |
(1/4 stick) butter |
| 3/4 |
c |
Chopped onion |
| 1 3/4 |
c |
Bottled clam juice |
| 3 |
tb |
Long-grain white rice |
| 12 |
oz |
Cooked peeled deveined medium shrimp |
| 3 |
tb |
Tomato paste |
| 1/8 |
ts |
(or more) cayenne pepper |
| 1 1/4 |
c |
Half and half |
INSTRUCTIONS
Melt butter in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and saute
until tender, about 4 minutes. Add clam juice and rice and bring to boil.
Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until rice is tender, about 15
minutes. Mix in shrimp. Cover and simmer until shrimp arc heated through,
about 1 minute. Set aside 6 shrimp for garnish.
Working in batches, puree soup with remaining shrimp in blender until
smooth. Return soup to same saucepan. Whisk in tomato paste and l/8
teaspoon cayenne pepper Gradually whisk in half and half. Bring soup to
simmer. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.
Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with reserved shrimp. Sprinkle with
additional cayenne pepper, if desired, and serve.
Posted to EAT-L Digest 25 Jan 97 by Roger Young <ryoung@AWOD.COM> on Jan
26, 1997.
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