1 Medium Onion (diced)
2 Cloves Garlic (minced)
6 Tbsp Butter
6 Tbsp Flour
4 C. Half & Half
8 oz Tomato Sauce or 1 Large Ripe Tomato (pureed)
1 lb Cooked Mini Shrimp
1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1 Tbsp Cooking Sherry (optional)
1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
In a large pot, cook onion and garlic in butter for 5 minutes. Stirring constantly. Sprinkle flour and whisk in well. While continuing to whisk add broth. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil. Gradually pour in half & half, tomato sauce, shrimp, Worcestershire, sherry and cayenne. Heat soup until almost boiling. Reduce heat to low and simmer about 40 minutes.
(My favorite ZUPA'S soup is Lobster Bisque... This is a little different, but the same idea. I love it. I found a basic Lobster Bisque recipe and tweaked the spices a bit, added my delicious garden fresh tomatoes, and used the shrimp I had instead of trying to decide how to buy lobster... Oh my goodness! Yum! It would also be good to add 1 1/2 C. diced potatoes with the onion to make it a little bit "heartier" or more "chowder" like.)
