To Die For Cream Of Bell Pepper Soup Recipes

RED PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Place the red bell pepper, onion and garlic in the saucepan and saute for 5 to 10 minutes, or until tender.
• Pour in the chicken broth, stirring well, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes. Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth.
• Run the soup through a strainer and return the liquid to the saucepan over medium low heat. Stir in the heavy cream and the ground black pepper and allow to heat through, about 5 to 10 minutes.

CREAM OF RED BELL PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Char peppers over gas flame or in broiler until blackened on all sides. Enclose in paper bag and let stand 10 minutes. Peel, seed and slice peppers. Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots, garlic and thyme and sauté 3 minutes. Add 3 cups broth and all but 4 slices of roasted pepper. Simmer uncovered until peppers are very soft, about 20 minutes.
• Working in batches, purée soup in blender until smooth. Return to same pot. Add half and half, vinegar and cayenne pepper. Rewarm soup, thinning with additional broth, if desired. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Garnish with reserved pepper strips and basil.

TO DIE FOR CREAM OF BELL PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in big sauce pan at low heat. Add onions, celeri, pepper, cover and simmer about 20 min or until soft. Add salt and pepper as well as your spices. Cover and simmer about 6 min at medium heat.
• Sprinkle flour and mix together ( will give a pasty kind of look) keep stirring so it does not stick! Cook for about 3 min without covering and at low heat. Add chicken broth and water to fill almost to the top. Rectify seasonning, bring to a boil then cover partially and keep cooking for a good 20- 30 min at medium heat. Once the broth has reduce a little after the 20-30 min you can then add the soup in a food processer. Once all prossed, make sure the seasonning is just right.
• Add a tbsp of cream when serving ( you can be creative with the cream and make a little design when slowly letting drip in the bowls.).
• And voila!
• Enjoy :-).

CREAMY GREEN PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender combine milk, balsamic vinaigrette and 1/2 of one green pepper.
• Blend on liquid setting until creamy and add another green pepper half.
• Continue alternating blending and adding green pepper halves until there is one half left.
• Add garlic powder and last green pepper half; blend this last portion on chop setting instead of blending until creamy.
• Warm up olive oil in a crock pot, then add green pepper mix.
• Stir in salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat in crock pot on high setting until boiling, then turn down and simmer until ready to serve. Be sure to stir occasionally.
• This could also be made on the stovetop.

TRI-COLOUR SWEET PEPPER SOUP

Steps:

• NOTE: Directions are for the original Sweet Pepper Soup. Sometimes, however, I like to "mix things up". For my second version, I reduce the chicken broth to 4 cups, add 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes (I use Del Monte Petite Diced Tomatoes), 1-2 teaspoons of Dijon Mustard, and 1 cup of sour cream. It is a thicker, heartier soup that is equally enjoyable, just different.
• Melt one tablespoon of the butter over medium heat in a large Dutch Oven.
• Sweat the onions for 5 minutes until translucent and slightly yellow. I keep them covered during this process. If necessary, add additional tablespoon of butter so the onions do not burn.
• Add the three different coloured peppers, stirring well, to mix the soft onions and butter with the peppers. Set timer for 15 minutes; every 5 minutes, stir the peppers and onions and "taste test" the peppers to YOUR degree of doneness. We really enjoy a very soft pepper so it takes the full 15 minutes to achieve that texture.
• Add the six cups of chicken broth and the teaspoon of paprika and stir well, until combined. ( if using the can of diced tomatoes, use FOUR cups of chicken broth and the can of diced tomatoes).
• Bring the soup to a boil, reduce down to a simmer and cover. Every 5 minutes, gently stir the soup. Simmer for 30 minutes.
• If you choose to make this a richer soup, use an immersion stick blender to blend up the soup until it is coloured flecks of the peppers. Add the sour cream and Dijon mustard, stir well until heated. DO NOT BOIL!
• Serve immediately.