Smoked Tomato Bisque Soup

By katecar

Ingredients

• 6 onions, diced
• 8 carrots, diced
• 1/2 celery stalk, diced
• 1 1/2 cups Brandy
• 3 cans tomatoes
• 2 gallons chicken stock
• 1/2 cup oregano
• 1/2 cup basil
• 1/2 gal cream
• 1/8 cup liquid smoke
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1 pound roux (butter and flour)
• 1/2 pound butter

Preparation

Step 1

Saute onion, carrots and celery in butter until tender.

Add Brandy and cook for 20 min.

Add tomatoes, stock, oregano and basil and bring to a boil.

Add cream, liquid smoke and cayenne pepper and bring back to a boil.

With equal portions of butter and flour to make a roux to equal 1 pound.

Add roux to the soup, and bring bak to a boil.

Add 1/2 pound butter to soup and bring back to a boil.

Whisk until dissolved.

Puree soup and check seasonings.