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Serves/Makes:8
- Ingredients
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1 medium onion - chopped
- 1 medium green bell pepper - chopped
- 2 (or more) cloves garlic - minced
- 1 tsp (5 ml) garlic salt
- 1 tsp (5 ml) MSG (optional)
- 1 tsp (5 ml) curry powder
- 1 tsp (5 ml) paprika
- 1 tsp (5 ml) thyme
- chopped jalapeno pepper to taste (1 or 2)
- 1 tsp (5 ml) coarse ground pepper
- 1 Tbsp (15 ml) chicken boullion
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 head cabbage, chopped coarse
- 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) green beans (1 inch slices)
- 2 cups (475 ml) peeled and seeded tomatoes
- 1 cup (225 ml) (or less) reserved tomato juice
- 2 cups (475 ml) dry white wine
- 1 cup (225 ml) clam juice
- 2 10-1/2 oz (294 grm) cans chicken stock
- 4 large carrots sliced bite size
- 6 oz (168 grm) fresh or canned conch (may substitute clams)
- juice one lemon
- 2 tbsp (30 ml) chopped fresh parsley
- Preparation
- Saute onions and bell pepper in butter until onion is transparent.
- Add garlic, garlic salt, MSG, jalepeno, thyme, curry, paprika and bullion.
- Heat for a few minutes to release aroma and the taste of the herbs and spices.
- Add tomatoes, wine, chicken stock, and 2 cans water, tomato juice and clam juice.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and add balance of vegatables.
- Simmer for at least 1 hour.
- At this point soup can be refrigerated overnight (the flavors blend) and reheated later.
- Add conch (or clams) and lemon juice.
- Serve garnished with parsley, with hard crust french or sourdough bread.
- Comments
- From the gulf coast.
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