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- From: kindlimann@ife.ethz (Heinz Kindlimann)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Green shrimp soup
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- Date: 18 Jul 86 03:39:49 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE SHRIMP-SOUP SP "6 Jun 86" 1986
- .RZ "GREEN SHRIMP SOUP" "Fine pea soup with shrimp and champagne"
- This is a recipe out of a German low-calorie cookbook.
- It is a simple recipe for a really delicate soup.
- .PP
- It can be served as a festive appetizer or as a gourmet snack.
- .IH "serves 4"
- .IG "1" "medium onion"
- .IG "1" "large carrot"
- .AB "(5 oz)" "(150 g)"
- .IG "1\(12 Tbsp" "butter" "20 g"
- .IG "3 cups" "hot meat broth" "\(34 l"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "savory" "15 ml"
- (fresh, chopped fine)
- .IG "1 tsp" "tarragon" "5 ml"
- (fresh, chopped fine)
- .IG "1 lb" "peas" "500 g"
- (cooked in light salted water)
- .IG "5 oz" "shrimp" "150 g"
- (deveined, cooked, and cut into small pieces)
- .IG "\(12 cup" "dry white wine" "1/8 l"
- .IG "2 Tbsp" "cream" "30 ml"
- .IG "1 cup" "champagne" "250 ml"
- (demi sec)
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Chop the onion and carrot finely.
- Heat the butter in a pan and fry the vegetables for 5
- minutes stirring continuously. Add the hot meat broth.
- Boil for 10 minutes.
- .SK 2
- Add savory, tarragon and peas.
- Bring to a boil and let cook for 8 minutes.
- .SK 3
- Strain the soup and put it back into the pan.
- .SK 4
- Add shrimp.
- Simmer 5 minutes on medium heat. (Be sure the soup is not boiling.)
- .SK 5
- Add white wine and cream. Take from the heat. Season if necessary.
- .SK 6
- Add champagne and serve immediately.
- .NX
- The fresh spices can be substituted by dried spices.
- .PP
- If you use canned shrimp, never let them boil.
- They would become tough and lose their delicate taste.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy to moderate.
- .I Time:
- 40 minutes.
- .I Precision:
- approximate measurement OK.
- .WR
- Heinz Kindlimann
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Electronics Dept., Zurich, Switzerland
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