Recipe: Curried Corn and Shrimp Soup

Betsy.at.TKL (09:56:14 AM) :

From: Susan Moyers Porter
Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
Date: 19 Dec 1995

Curried Corn and Shrimp Soup
from Sunset, Sept 1992

2 cups regular-strength chicken broth
2 medium-size tart apples (peeled, cored and chopped)
1 large onion (chopped)
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1 large red bell pepper (stemmed and seeded)
4 cups cold buttermilk
1/4 cup lime juice
1-1/2 cups cooked corn kernels
1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro
1/3 lb. tiny cooked shrimp
cilantro sprigs (optional)

In a 4- to 5- quart pan over high heat combine broth, apples, onion, and curry. Cover and bring to a boil, then simmer until apples mash easily (about 30 min). Let cool, then cover and chill until cold, at least 3 hours or up to a day. Smoothly puree mixture in a blender or food processor.

Cut a few thin slivers from bell pepper and set aside; dice remaining pepper and put into a tureen with apple puree, buttermilk, lime juice, 1-1/4 cups of corn and minced cilantro. Ladle soup into bowls and top with shrimp, remaining corn, bell pepper strips, and cilantro sprigs.