Pumpkin Crème Soup With Shrimp Cream Cheese And Basil Food

CREAM OF BASIL SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, simmer broth and basil, uncovered, for 15 minutes. In another saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour and pepper until smooth; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat; gradually stir in broth and sour cream (do not boil).

SHRIMP AND CREAM CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a heavy 5-quart soup pot, slowly melt the cream cheese and butter over low heat.
• Then add the green onions and gently simmer them for about 10-12 minutes.
• Next, stir in the potato soup and both cans of corn and continue the simmering process for an additional 15 minutes.
• Then begin stirring in the milk in order to reach the desired consistency--start off with a half of cup, then add more if you desire.
• At this point the soup should be nice and thick, having the texture of light pancake batter.
• Finally, just before you are ready to eat, fold in the shrimp, stir in the seafood seasoning, and heat pot to hot and bubbly.

PUMPKIN CRÈME-SOUP WITH SHRIMP, CREAM CHEESE AND BASIL.

Steps:

• Boil in a saucepan (4 qtr.) ½ onion, 1 carrot (peeled), 1 red bell pepper, sliced pumpkin until soft. When the veggies are ready, take them out, don't drain the stock, let them cool a little and blend them together with cream cheese. ***Note from Helen*** I peeled the pumpkin after I boiled it, because it was too hard to peel. All the other veggies should be peeled (and washed) before boiling.'''' Add the blended mix to your stock (you should have 3-4 cups of stock). Season the soup with salt, pepper. Simmer at the minimum heat for 10 minutes and then add shrimp. (***Note from Helen*** the shrimp should be washed, peeled and boiled in salt water separately. It takes only 3-5 minutes to cook your shrimp if it's raw.***) When you added the shrimp, boil your crème-soup for additional 3-5 minutes. Serve warm and add basil just before serving! Enjoy. Helen @ http://www.helenscooking.info