Tomato florentine soup with shrimp

8 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
ounceButter
2teaspoonsGarlic, chopped
1teaspoonThyme
1teaspoonBasil
1teaspoonDill
2teaspoonsChicken base
½teaspoonSugar
1teaspoonPepper, fresh ground
1eachOnion, small, diced
8ouncesTomatoes, crushed
8ouncesTomatoes, diced
2tablespoonsTomato paste
8ouncesV-8 juice
4tablespoonsWhite wine
5ouncesFresh spinach, chopped
12ouncesHeavy cream
1eachRoux (whisk 3 oz butter and
3 oz flour in saute pan
Until thickened)
1cupWater (optional)
poundsBay shrimp, boiled

Directions

Saute together butter, garlic, thyme, basil, dill, chicken base, sugar, pepper and onion until onion becomes translucent. Add crushed and diced tomatoes, tomato paste, V-8 juice, white wine, spinach and cream; bring to a simmer. Whisk in roux and simmer for 20 more minutes. Add water, if desired, and shrimp. Serve immediately.

From the Atlantic Sea Grill in Tulsa, Oklahoma; typed by Loren Martin, KookNet participant from Big Cabin, Oklahoma.