Cream of Artichoke Soup

Name: Cream of Artichoke Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 3 cups red onions (chopped); 1 1/2 cups potatoes (chopped); 1 1/2 cups carrots (chopped); 3/4 cup celery (chopped); 3 teaspoons garlic (minced); 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt; 2 bay leaves; 5 cups chicken stock; 9 ounces frozen artichokes; 2 tablespoons dry sherry; 1/3 teaspoon saffron; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; 1/4 cup orange juice; 1/2 teaspoon orange zest; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon parsley; 1 1/2 cups sour cream; 2 cups marinated artichokes

Submitted by Ravenseyes

"I used to have a recipe for artichoke soup - but lost it - then found one very similar on another site - I made it - and then added what I felt was missing and here's what I came up with"

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 20
Serves:: 8

ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
3 cups red onions (chopped)
1 ¹⁄₂ cups potatoes (chopped)
1 ¹⁄₂ cups carrots (chopped)
³⁄₄ cup celery (chopped)
3 teaspoons garlic (minced)
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons sea salt
2 bay leaves
5 cups chicken stock
9 ounces frozen artichokes
2 tablespoons dry sherry
¹⁄₃ teaspoon saffron
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
¹⁄₄ cup orange juice
¹⁄₂ teaspoon orange zest
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon parsley
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sour cream
2 cups marinated artichokes

directions

In a 3 quart sauce pot add onions, potatoes, carrots, celery, garlic salt, and bay leaves and saute over medium heat 10 minutes, stirring often. Add stock and bring to boil; then lower heat, cover, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
Add artichoke hearts, sherry, and saffron to soup pot and continue simmering for 5 minutes.
Now stir in the lemon juice, orange juice, and orange & lemon zest, simmer for another 5 minutes. Season to taste with black pepper. Remove and discard bay leaves, and take a hand held blender to the soup and puree till everything is blended.
At serving time ladle soup into bowl and arrange 4 quartered marinated artichokes in the center of the bowl along with 1 heaping tsp of sour cream. Drizzle 1 tsp of the marinated artichoke oils over the soup and serve.

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Reviews

Spring PAC 2008: Made this for lunch today - WOW!! I love artichokes but I would have never thought to put them in soup - DELICIOUS!

Mom2Rose

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Ravenseyes

Belcamp, Maryland

I am a wife, a mother, grandmother and foremost a believer. I love to cook and bake for if man does not live by bread alone let the bread we eat be the best that there is! I love to read recipes and than experiment...make them mine...with my flare. For if its wworth doing do it right!

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