Cream Of Artichoke Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 cups red onions (chopped)
• 1 1/2 cups potatoes (chopped)
• 1 1/2 cups carrots (chopped)
• 3/4 cup celery (chopped)
• 3 teaspoons garlic (minced)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 5 cups chicken stock
• 9 ounces frozen artichokes
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry
• 1/3 teaspoon saffron
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• 1 1/2 cups sour cream
• 2 cups marinated artichokes

Recipe

• 1 in a 3 quart sauce pot add onions, potatoes, carrots, celery, garlic salt, and bay leaves and saute over medium heat 10 minutes, stirring often. add stock and bring to boil; then lower heat, cover, and simmer for about 15 minutes.
• 2 add artichoke hearts, sherry, and saffron to soup pot and continue simmering for 5 minutes.
• 3 now stir in the lemon juice, orange juice, and orange & lemon zest, simmer for another 5 minutes. season to taste with black pepper. remove and discard bay leaves, and take a hand held blender to the soup and puree till everything is blended.
• 4 at serving time ladle soup into bowl and arrange 4 quartered marinated artichokes in the center of the bowl along with 1 heaping tsp of sour cream. drizzle 1 tsp of the marinated artichoke oils over the soup and serve.