Roasted Garlic Soup

This recipe was exactly what I was looking for when I was searching to try and duplicate what I tasted on a popular cruise line.

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2 hours Prep: 1 hours Cook: 1 hours

699 calories per serving view nutrition facts

Ingredients

1/2	pound	garlic	heads
1/4	cup	olive oil
6	tablespoons	butter
4	Leeks	leeks	white part only, chopped
1	each	onion	diced
6	tablespoons	flour, all-purpose
4	cups	chicken broth	or canned broth, heated
1/3	cup	sherry	dry
1	cup	heavy whipping cream
1	x	lemon juice	fresh
1	x	salt	for taste
1	x	white pepper	for taste
2	tablespoons	chives	fresh, chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F.

Cut off top 1/4 inch of each garlic head.

Place garlic heads in small shallow baking dish.

Drizzle oil over.

Bake until golden, about 1 hour.

Cool slightly. Press individual garlic cloves between thumb and finger to release garlic.

Chop garlic.

Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat.

Add garlic, leeks and onion and sauté until onion is translucent, about 8 minutes.

Reduce heat to low.

Add flour and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Stir in hot stock and Sherry.

Simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Cool slightly.

Puree soup in batches in blender or processor. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

Return soup to saucepan.

Add cream and simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes.

Add lemon juice to taste. Season with salt and white pepper.

Ladle into bowls.

Garnish with chives.

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This recipe was exactly what I was looking for when I was searching to try and duplicate what I tasted on a popular cruise line.
over 4 years ago by didavista

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