Mrs John F Kennedys Iced Tomato Soup Recipes

Steps:

• To begin, dice the onion. Melt the butter in a large pot or Dutch oven. Throw in the onion and cook until translucent.
• Now dump in the diced tomatoes and stir to combine. Add the tomato juice.
• Next - and this is important - in order to combat the acidity of the tomatoes add 3 to 6 tablespoons of sugar. Now, you'll want to start on the low side, then taste and add more as needed. Some tomatoes and juice have more of an acidic bite than others. (For what it's worth, and I realize it's not worth much, I use 6 tablespoons of sugar.)
• Next, add 1 or 2 tablespoons chicken base to the pot. I added 3, and it wound up being a little too much.
• Now you can add lots of freshly ground black pepper. Stir to combine, then heat almost to a boil. Then turn off the heat.
• Add in the sherry if desired. Stir in the cream. Add the basil and parsley and stir.
• Serve the soup warm!

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium-high. When butter melts, add onion, garlic, and 2 teaspoons salt. Cook, stirring often, until soft and golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in flour; cook 1 minute. Add tomatoes and juice, broth, and basil sprigs. Bring to a boil, then cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until tomatoes are very soft and breaking down, about 20 minutes. Discard basil sprigs and let cool slightly.
• Working in batches, puree soup in a blender until smooth; return to saucepan. Season to taste with salt and pepper. To serve, rewarm over medium-low heat, divide among bowls, and top with basil leaves, a drizzle of oil, and more black pepper.

Steps:

• Cut 3 large tomatoes into halves crosswise. Arrange on a flat pan. Sprinkle top surfaces with a mixture of 3 tablespoons fine dry bread crumbs and 1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese. Dot with a little butter or margarine. Place in a preheated broiler about 4 inches from heat and broil until crumbs are browned. Sprinkle the edges with chopped parsley. Author's note: Substitute bread crumbs with Italian seasoned bread crumbs for a nice touch.

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a blender except sour cream.
• Puree until smooth.
• Refrigerate until cold (you may prepare up to 2 days in advance).
• Just before serving, stir in sour cream.
• Serving suggestions: To keep the soup cold while serving, place a smaller bowl inside a large bowl and add ice to the larger bowl. Place the cold soup in the smaller bowl. Serve the soup in small bowls or single serving "shot glasses".

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Combine crab meat, shrimp, mayonnaise, green pepper, onion, celery, salt, and Worcestershire. Pour into a buttered 2-1/2 quart casserole. Top with crushed potato chips. Sprinkle with paprika. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until mixture is thoroughly heated.