Green And Red Tomato And Corn Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, onion and garlic; sauté until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes with juices to pot; cook 2 minutes. Combine 2 cups water and chipotle chilies in blender and puree. Mix puree and cream-style corn into vegetables in pot. Bring soup to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add frozen corn, cream and oregano; simmer 5 minutes. Garnish with cilantro, if desired.
• *Chipotle chilies canned in a spicy tomato sauce, sometimes called adobo, are available at Latin American markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

Steps:

• Remove the kernels from the ears of corn and set aside.
• Place the 4 stripped corn cobs in 5 cups water in a large pot (you can add a whole onion here - don't bother to peel it - or a sprig of rosemary, tarragon or oregano, if you'd like). Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes, then remove cobs and any onion or herbs.
• In a skillet, heat olive oil. Sauté sweet onion and garlic in olive oil until soft. Add 1/4 cup cornmeal and cook, stirring, about 5 minutes.
• Add onion, garlic and cornmeal mixture to broth. Add tomatoes, potatoes and reserved corn. Cook until potatoes are fork tender. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the celery, onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Stir in tomatoes and broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. , Press through a sieve or food mill; return to the pan. Add the sugar, salt and white pepper. Bring to a boil. Stir in corn and basil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3-5 minutes or until corn is tender. Garnish with parsley and green onion.