Brown and wild rice soup

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 tablespoons Butter or margarine
½ cup Shredded carrots
½ cup Sliced green onions; tops and all
½ cup All-purpose flour
4 cups Chicken stock
2 cups Brown rice; cooked
½ cup Wild rice; cooked
½ cup Minced ham
¼ teaspoon White pepper
¼ teaspoon Thyme
1 cup Half and half
¼ cup Toasted slivered almonds
1 tablespoon Dry sherry; optional

Directions

Melt butter in a large saucepan or Dutch oven. Cook onions and carrots until crisp-tender. Blend in flour, the gradually add stock. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Boil, stirring, one minute. Stir in cooked rices, ham, pepper and thyme. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in half and half and sherry. Return to heat and simmer another minute. Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with almonds.

Recipe by: Prodigy Food & Wine Board Posted to recipelu-digest by "Crane C. Walden" <cranew@...> on Feb 5, 1998

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