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Brandy, Pear-Almond Soup - serves 6
1/4 cup cooking oil
2/2 cup minced onion
3/2 cup minced celery 4 pears, peel/seed/core
4/2 cup blanched almonds
5/2 cup pear brandy or sherry 4 cup vegetable stock 1 tsp fresh thyme 1 Tbsp fresh sage Salt and
pepper, to taste
Heat oil in a wide pot and add onion and celery. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally,
until onion begins to brown. Add pears and almonds and cook together lightly, about 3 minutes. Add
brandy or sherry and cook about 3 minutes to allow alcohol to evaporate. Add stock, herbs, salt and
pepper. Cook 40 minutes on medium heat. Set aside to cool. Transfer mixture to blender or food
processor and blend well. Strain mixture back into saucepan and reheat, tasting and seasoning as
necessary. Serve hot.
Source: http://www.free-gourmet-recipes.com/lacisoup71.shtml
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1/4 cup cooking oil
2/2 cup minced onion
3/2 cup minced celery 4 pears, peel/seed/core
4/2 cup blanched almonds
5/2 cup pear brandy or sherry 4 cup vegetable stock 1 tsp fresh thyme 1 Tbsp fresh sage Salt and
pepper, to taste
Heat oil in a wide pot and add onion and celery. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally,
until onion begins to brown. Add pears and almonds and cook together lightly, about 3 minutes. Add
brandy or sherry and cook about 3 minutes to allow alcohol to evaporate. Add stock, herbs, salt and
pepper. Cook 40 minutes on medium heat. Set aside to cool. Transfer mixture to blender or food
processor and blend well. Strain mixture back into saucepan and reheat, tasting and seasoning as
necessary. Serve hot.
Source: http://www.free-gourmet-recipes.com/lacisoup71.shtml
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