Roasted Garlic Soup
- 4 garlic heads, unpeeled
- 1/8 c. olive oil
- 6 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 4 c. chicken broth
- 4 c. chopped leeks (white part)
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 6 Tbsp. flour
- 1/3 c. dry sherry
- 1 c. whipping cream
- fresh lemon juice
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0.
- Cut off top 1/4-inch of each garlic head.
- Place heads in small shallow baking dish.
- Drizzle oil over and bake until golden, about 1 hour.
- Cool slightly.
- Squeeze garlic cloves between fingers to remove skin.
- Chop garlic.
- Melt butter in heavy pan over medium heat.
- Add garlic, leeks and onion; saute until soft, about 8 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low. Add flour and cook 10 minutes, stirring often.
- Stir in broth and sherry.
- Simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Puree soup in blender.
- Return to pan.
- Add cream and simmer 10 minutes.
- Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve garnished with chives.
- Serves 4.
- Freezes well.
garlic, olive oil, unsalted butter, chicken broth, leeks, yellow onion, flour, sherry, whipping cream, lemon juice
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=822215 (may not work)