Onion soup (emeril)

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       Title: Onion Soup (Emeril)
  Categories: New, Text, Import
       Yield: 4 servings
  
  
       1/2    stick butter
         1 c  diced bacon
         1 c  sliced yellow onions
         1 c  sliced red onions
         1 c  sliced white onions
         1 c  sliced shallots
         1 c  sliced leek whites
         1 c  sliced scallions -- (white
   :          parts only)
       3/4 c  flour
         6 c  light chicken stock
         1 c  cream
   :          Salt and pepper
         3 ts snipped chives, -- for
   :          garnish
   
   Heat butter in a large saucepan, add bacon and cook
   until fat renders and bacon is crispy. Remove bacon
   with a slotted spoon, drain on paper towels and set
   aside for garnish. To bacon fat add yellow, red, and
   white onions and shallots. Cook until they begin to
   wilt. Add leeks and scallions and cook for 3 minutes.
   Dust flour over, and stir and cook until flour turns
   golden. Add stock, bring to a boil and reduce heat.
   Simmer for 30 minutes. Add cream and season to taste
   with salt and pepper. Pour about one-third of soup and
   solids into a blender or food processor and puree, or
   pulse with an immersion blender. Reheat and serve
   garnished with bacon and chives. Garnish with a
   spoonful of onion marmalade, if desired.
   
   Yield: 4 servings
   
   Recipe By     :ESSENCE OF EMERIL SHOW #EE2154
   
                                         Date: Mon, 28
   Oct 1996 22:06:23 -0500
  
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