LEMON ARTICHOKE SOUP

LEMON ARTICHOKE SOUP image

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 c butter
1/2 c minced onion
1/2 c minced celery
1/2 c minced carrots
2 cloves of garlic, minced
3 cups chicken stock
2 large cans of artichoke hearts, drained
1 t. salt
1 t. ground white pepper
2 lemons, halved
3 cups Half & Half
1 t. hot sauce (I used strained Scotch Bonnet)

Steps:

Melt the butter in saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, celery and carrot. Cook until the onion is translucent. Add garlic. Cook 1 minute. Stir in broth, artichoke hearts, salt and pepper and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. In 2 batches, puree mixture in blender. Then puree through a food mill. Return to clean pan. Squeeze 3 lemon halves into puree discarding seeds. Put all lemons (4 halves) into puree. Add cream. Bring to boil and reduce to simmer 10 minutes. Remove lemons. Serve warm or at room temperature.