Olive Soup
From notyourmomma 17 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Very unusual delicious creamy soup, the olive is a surprizing ingredient. The cream mellows the sharp taste of the olives,the garlic and onion help balance and add depth to the soup. Another winner from the Frugal Gourmet, Jeff Smith
Ingredients
- 2 cups green olives, pitted -imported please shopping list
- 6 tablespoons olive oil separated shopping list
- 1/2 medium yellow onion peeled and sliced shopping list
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed shopping list
- 1 quart chicken stock shopping list
- 1 cup whipping cream shopping list
- 6 tablespoons flour shopping list
- black pepper to taste shopping list
- Tabasco sauce ( about 4 shots) to taste shopping list
- 1/3 cup sherry shopping list
How to make it
- First you make a roux, which is the 6 tablespoons of flour poured into 3 tablespoons of hot olive oil and cooked until you have a darkened paste.
- Soak the olives in cold water for 1 hour. Drain and coarsely chop the olives.
- Heat a frying pan and add 3 tablespoons of oil, onion, and garlic, along with 2/3 of the olives. Saute until the onions are transparent.
- Puree the mixture in a food processor along with 1 cup of the stock. Place this mixture into a 4 quart saucepan and the rest of the stock.
- Simmer for 20 minutes and add cream.
- Whisk in the roux and simmer, stirring constantly until thickened. Add pepper to taste and remaining chopped olives, Tabasco, and sherry.
- I love the subtle flavor of sherry and olive, it is awesome together.
The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
So glad Marie found this cuz it has MY name written all over it. Ya baby! :)
chuckieb
in Ottawa loved it
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I knew I would like this and I certainly did. The olives just go so, so well with the onions and garlic. Enjoyed the shot of sherry and the tabasco. More in IMI.
more chuckieb
in Ottawa loved it
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This soup was unusual and tasty. I substituted 10% cream for whipping cream- and glad I did. Also found it a bit salty, so wouldn't add a salted chicken stock next time.
haesel
in Nelson loved it
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