Bongo Bongo Soup
This is from Trader Vic's restaurants. We no longer have one here, unfortunately. I first had this back in the 70's. Don't leave out the A-1 (it makes a difference) and DON'T sweeten the whipped cream!
Yield
4 servingsPrep
15 minCook
25 minReady
40 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | ounces |
oysters
raw, 1 jar of small |
|
| ½ | pounds |
baby spinach
chopped (raw) |
*
|
| 4 | cups |
milk
whole is best |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
butter
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
steak sauce
A-1 is best |
*
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
cornstarch
|
|
| ½ | cup |
water
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1/2 | teaspoon |
black pepper
ground |
|
| 1 | dash |
worcestershire sauce
to taste |
*
|
| 2 | drops |
red hot pepper sauce
to taste |
*
|
| ½ | cup |
heavy whipping cream
whipped, UNSWEETENED |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 231.2 | ml/g |
oysters
raw, 1 jar of small |
|
| 226.8 | g |
baby spinach
chopped (raw) |
*
|
| 946 | ml |
milk
whole is best |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 5 | ml |
steak sauce
A-1 is best |
*
|
| 15 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
| 118 | ml |
water
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
black pepper
ground |
|
| 1 | dash |
worcestershire sauce
to taste |
*
|
| 2 | drops |
red hot pepper sauce
to taste |
*
|
| 118 | ml |
heavy whipping cream
whipped, UNSWEETENED |
|
Directions
Preheat broiler unit of oven.
Purée oysters and their juice, and spinach in a blender.
Heat milk in a large saucepan and add purée, butter and A-1 sauce.
Bring to simmering point. DO NOT BOIL!
Mix cornstarch with water and add to soup to thicken.
Season with salt, pepper, worcestershire and tabasco.
Ladle into 4 oven-proof bowls and garnish each with whipped cream.
Put bowls under broiler until cream is browned.
Serve.
