Post by chief_cook2 on Mar 29, 2003 23:17:22 GMT -6
1 lb bacon -- cut into small pieces
1 c chopped onion
2 c chopped celery
3/4 c flour -- divided
2 can stewed tomatoes -- cut up (16 oz)
48 oz Spicy V-8 vegetable juice
4 c beef stock
2 T sugar
1 T dried oregano
4 c romaine lettuce -- chopped fine
Brown bacon, remove from pan and set aside. Reserve 1/2 cup of
the drippings. Saute onion and celery in drippings until tender.
Mix in 1/2 cup flour. Add tomatoes, V8 juice, beef stock, sugar,
oregano and reserved bacon. Add additional 1/4 cup flour with a
little water to thicken soup if desired. Soup should be
consistency of thin sauce. Simmer 25-30 minutes. Add lettuce to
soup in pot and serve immediately or top individuals servings
with lettuce when serving. Makes 15 servings.
Nutritional information: 237 calories, 15 g fat, 11 g protein,
13 g carbohydrates, 26 mg cholesterol, 1398 mg sodium.
1 c chopped onion
2 c chopped celery
3/4 c flour -- divided
2 can stewed tomatoes -- cut up (16 oz)
48 oz Spicy V-8 vegetable juice
4 c beef stock
2 T sugar
1 T dried oregano
4 c romaine lettuce -- chopped fine
Brown bacon, remove from pan and set aside. Reserve 1/2 cup of
the drippings. Saute onion and celery in drippings until tender.
Mix in 1/2 cup flour. Add tomatoes, V8 juice, beef stock, sugar,
oregano and reserved bacon. Add additional 1/4 cup flour with a
little water to thicken soup if desired. Soup should be
consistency of thin sauce. Simmer 25-30 minutes. Add lettuce to
soup in pot and serve immediately or top individuals servings
with lettuce when serving. Makes 15 servings.
Nutritional information: 237 calories, 15 g fat, 11 g protein,
13 g carbohydrates, 26 mg cholesterol, 1398 mg sodium.