Tomato-mushroom Bisque – We Love God!

In almost every prayer that Jesus utters in the New Testament, He addresses God as Father... This represents a radical departure from Jewish custom and tradition. Though Jewish people were given a lengthy number of appropriate titles for God in personal prayer, significantly absent from the approved list was the title “Father”… The serious reaction against Jesus by His contemporaries indicated that they heard in His addressing God as Father a blasphemous utterance by which Jesus was presuming, by this term of address, a certain equality that He enjoyed with the Father.

R.C. Sproul

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains, Meats, Dairy			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	T	Olive oil
2		Celery stalks, trimmed
		chopped
1		Onion, chopped
1		Leek, white and light green
		parts only chopped
1		Shallot, chopped
1		Garlic clove, chopped
3/4	lb	Fresh shiitake mushrooms, *
		stemmed thinly sliced
2 1/2	lb	Tomatoes, peeled seeded
		chopped
2	c	Chicken stock or canned
		broth
3/4	c	Dry white wine
1/2	c	Whipping cream
1	T	Fresh lemon juice
1	t	Dried thyme, crumbled
1		Bay leaf
1	pn	Saffron threads
		Servings

INSTRUCTIONS

1998    
If unavailable, three ounces dried shiitake mushrooms can be
substituted. Cover with hot water and soak 30 minutes. Drain. Squeeze
out water; cut out stems.  Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large
saucepan over medium-high heat.  Add celery, onion, leek, shallot and
garlic. Cook until vegetables are  translucent, stirring occasionally,
about 7 minutes. Add 1/2 pound  mushrooms and saute 5 minutes. Add
tomatoes, chicken stock, wine,  cream, lemon juice, thyme, bay leaf and
saffron. Bring to boil.  Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes. Discard bay
leaf. Puree soup in  processor until smooth. Season to taste with salt
and pepper. (Can be  prepared 1 day ahead. Refrigerate. Reheat before
serving.)  Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in heavy small skillet over
medium-high heat. Add remaining 1/4 pound mushrooms and sautÃ© 5
minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle bisque into
serving bowls and garnish with sautÃ©ed mushrooms.  Bon AppÃ©tit
December 1991  Posted to recipelu-digest by Sandy <sandysno@pctech.net>
on Feb 25,

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 2624 Calories From Fat: 920 Total Fat: 104.1g Cholesterol: 177.4mg Sodium: 6466.8mg Potassium: 10496.6mg Carbohydrates: 363.1g Fiber: 70g Sugar: 53.7g Protein: 92.5g