[Artemisia] Looking for Italian Soup recipes

[Tamar Black Sea]

Holy Moses this sounds amazing!

What is "Harissa"?

-tamar

On 12/21/2011 12:00 PM, Vaun Stevens wrote:
> Hi, Tamar,
>
> This is a tomato soup that Dahoud and Ibrahim served at a Kingdom A&S event
> here in Sentinels' Keep.
>
> Hello all,
>
> I had quite a few requests for this recipe.
> My recipe has a yield of 10 quarts, so I am going to break it down to a 1/4
> batch for you. It should now have a yield of 10 Cups.
> Here it is......
>
> 3 C , Fancy Diced Tomatoes
> 3 C , Ground Tomatoes
> 1 Qt , Heavy Cream
> 1/4 C , Sugar
> 1 T , Dried Basil
> 2 t , Harissa
> 1/8 # , Butter, cubed
> 1/2 T , Salt (or to taste)
> 1 t , Pepper (or to taste)
> Cook tomatoes and cream together on low heat for about an hour, stirring
> occasionally...you don't want the tomatoes to stick or cream to separate.
> I use a Berr mixer at this time, to slightly blend, and make creamier.
> Add spices and butter.
> Cook for another hour on low heat, always occasionally stirring.
>
> Serve with grated Parmesan cheese.
>
> Bon Apetite!!
>
> ~Dahoud
>
>
> Enjoy,
> Annys
>
> On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Tamar Black Sea<tamar at coteduciel.org>wrote:
>
>> Greetings and Happy Holidays to All!
>>
>> As wonderful as the internet is, I've been unable to find a satisfactory
>> answer to a question I have on putting together a menu for an Italian
>> Christmas dinner. Despite the fact that my family is Swedish, I've
>> always loved Italian holiday food for Christmas. This year we're doing
>> loin of lamb with a savory lemon sauce. I thought it would be nice to
>> have a tomato based soup to serve with the lamb. I don't have any
>> experience with Italian soups so I'm looking for suggestions.
>>
>> I know that we have some brilliant cooks in the kingdom. Does anyone out
>> there have any thoughts for an Italian, festive kind of soup that goes
>> well with loin of lamb?
>>
>> (ps minestrone is fine too; just wondering if anyone has a favorite
>> variation)
>>
>> Thanks!
>> -tamar
>>
>>
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