Name: Sweet Red Pepper Soup with Jalapeno Croutons
Ingredients: 1/2 Stick (4 Tabs) unsalted butter; 2 c Chopped leeks; 1 c Chopped yellow onions; 2 tb Sweet Hungarian paprika; 1 ts Ground cumin; 1 ts Dried basil, crumbled; 3 Bay leaves; 3 lb Sweet red peppers, stemmed, seeded and coarsely chopped; 5 c Lightly salted chicken broth (OR vegetable broth); 1 ts Salt; 2 tb Unsalted butter; 2 tb Olive oil; 3 Whole garlic cloves, peeled; 2 Fresh jalapenos, stemmed and quartered; 2 c Firm white peasant-style sourdough bread, cut into 1/3 inch cubes; Salt

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CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Vegetables, Meats	Hungarian		1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2		Stick (4 Tabs) unsalted butter
2	c	Chopped leeks
1	c	Chopped yellow onions
2	tb	Sweet Hungarian paprika
1	ts	Ground cumin
1	ts	Dried basil, crumbled
3		Bay leaves
3	lb	Sweet red peppers, stemmed, seeded and coarsely chopped
5	c	Lightly salted chicken broth (OR vegetable broth)
1	ts	Salt
2	tb	Unsalted butter
2	tb	Olive oil
3		Whole garlic cloves, peeled
2		Fresh jalapenos, stemmed and quartered
2	c	Firm white peasant-style sourdough bread, cut into 1/3 inch cubes
		Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

JALAPENO CROUTONS
I just read this recipe in the El Paso Chile Company cookbook:
In a 5-quart soup pot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the leeks,
onions, paprika, cumin, basil, and bay leaves; cover and cook, stirring
occasionally, for 10 minutes. Add the sweet peppers; cover and cook,
stirring occasionally for 10 minutes. Add the broth and salt and bring to a
simmer. Partially cover the pay, until the peppers are very tender, about
35    minutes.
Cool slightly, then force the soup through the medium blade of a soup mill
(the soup can be prepared up to this point up to three days ahead and can
be served hot or cold. Cool completely, cover, and refrigerate.) Rewarm the
soup over low heat if you are serving it hot. Adjust seasoning. Ladle the
soup into bowls. Sprinkle the croutons over the soup and serve immediately.
Jalapeno Croutons: In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter in
the olive oil. Add the garlic cloves and jalapenos and cook, stirring often
without browning, for 7 minutes. With a slotted spoon, remove the garlic
and chiles and discard. Add the bread cubes to the skillet, tossing to coat
them evenly with the oil. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the cubes are
lightly but evenly browned, about 7 minutes. Season with salt and use warm.
Posted to FOODWINE Digest 10 Jan 97
From:    Gretl Collins <gretl_collins@AGCS.CAS.PSU.EDU>
Date:    Fri, 10 Jan 1997 16:57:30 -0500

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