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                              Green Olive Soup
 
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 Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Soups
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2       c            Green olives, pitted
    3       tb           Olive oil
      1/2   md           Yellow onion, peeled and
                         -sliced
    2                    Cloves garlic, crushed
    1       qt           Chicken stock
    1       c            Whipping cream
    6       tb           Flour cooked with 3 Tbsp
                         -olive oil to make roux
                         Black pepper, freshly
                         -ground, to taste
    4                    Shots Tabasco
      1/3   c            Dry sherry
                         Garnish:
                         Sliced pimento-stuffed green
                         -olives
                         Garlic-bread croutons
 
   Serves 6 - 8
   
   Soak the olives in cold water for 1 hour.  Drain and
   coarsely chop the olives.  Heat a frying pan and add
   the oil, onion, and garlic, along with 2/3 of the
   olives.  Saute until the onions are transparent. Puree
   this mixture in a food processor along with 1 cup of
   the stock. Place this mixture in a 4-quart saucepan
   and add the remaining stock. Simmer for 20 minutes and
   add the cream. Whisk in the roux and simmer, stirring
   constantly, until thickened. Add pepper to taste and
   the remaining chopped olives, Tabasco, and dry sherry.
   Heat to serving temperature and serve with the sliced
   olive and crouton garnish.
   
   The Frugal Gourmet - 3 Ancient Cuisines From the
   collection of Jim Vorheis
  
 
 
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