Roasted Garlic & Tomato Bisque with Chicken or Duck

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Roasted Garlic & Tomato Bisque with Chicken or Duck

Serves 4 as Soup.

This recipe is an adaptation of this one posted by tharrison.

I wanted a soup recipe featuring duck as part of a Duck Three Ways meal. I tried an egg-drop soup previously but it was uninspiring, so I decided I would try a cream-based soup. It was suggested that this recipe might overwhelm the duck, so I reduced the tomatoes considerably. I did a test run with chicken and found that the chicken was a wonderful savory undertone, and figure that the duck will come through even more.

• 3 whole heads fresh garlic
  
• 2 pt cherry or grape tomatoes
  
• 2 T melted chicken or duck fat
  
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
  
• 1 medium onion, chopped
  
• 1 c sherry
  
• 1 c reduced chicken or duck stock
  
• 2 c heavy cream
  
• 1 T chicken or duck fat
  
• 1 c coarsely chopped or pulled cooked chicken or duck pieces
  
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
  
• chicken or duck cracklings
  

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Cut stem ends off of garlic heads. Cut tomatoes in half. Toss garlic & tomatoes with chicken/duck fat, salt & pepper.

2. Wrap garlic heads in a foil packet. Scatter tomatoes cut-side up on a baking sheet. Put tomatoes & garlic in oven and roast for 45-60 minutes. Remove tomatoes early if they're showing signs of scorching.

3. While tomatoes and garlic are roasting, brown chicken/duck pieces in fat in a small skillet over high heat, sprinkling with salt & pepper as they cook. Set aside.

4. Scrape tomatoes and any accumulated juices into a blender. Squeeze cloves from garlic heads into blender. Blend garlic & tomatoes together until smooth. Set aside.

5. In a saucepan, combine chopped onion, sherry & chicken/duck stock and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook for about 10 minutes or until the harsh alcohol smell has faded.

6. Add tomato/garlic puree to onion mixture and bring back to a boil. Stir in cream and bring back to a boil.

7. Strain bisque through a strainer into a serving bowl. Ladle soup into individual bowls, add a few pieces of chicken and a sprinkling of cracklings to each.

Keywords: Soup, Intermediate, Chicken, Duck, Dinner, Blender

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