Makes 8 servings
4 cups fish, chicken or vegetable broth
¾ lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 tbsp butter
1 cup chopped yellow onions
¾ cup diced celery
6 medium cucumbers, peeled, seeded and chopped
2 tsp salt, divided use
½ tsp freshly ground white pepper, divided use
1 ½ tsp cornstarch dissolved in 2 tsp water
1 ½ cups sour cream
½ cup heavy cream
½ cup chopped dill
2 tbsp lemon juice, or as needed
½ tsp Tabasco sauce, or as needed
½ cup small-diced cucumber for garnish
dill sprigs for garnish
1. Heat the broth in a large stockpot until simmering. Add the shrimp and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or just until they turn opaque. Remove the shrimp from the broth, cut in half-lengthwise, refrigerate, and reserve for garnish. Reserve the broth.
2. Heat the butter in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onions and celery and sauté, stirring frequently, until the onions are translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the reserved broth and the cucumbers. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat so that the soup simmers gently. Simmer until the cucumbers are tender, about 10 minutes.
3. Remove the soup pot from the heat and let it cool slightly. Add soup in batches into the Professional Series container and secure lid. Select Variable 1. Turn machine on and quickly increase speed to Variable 10, then to High. Blend for 1 minute or until smooth. Return the soup to medium heat and bring to a simmer. Stir in the dissolved cornstarch and simmer, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 2 minutes. Chill the soup at least 4 and up to 24 hours.
4. Combine the sour cream, heavy cream, dill, lemon juice, and Tabasco in a small bowl and stir until evenly blended. Whisk the sour cream mixture into the chilled soup. Taste and adjust the seasoning with the remaining salt and pepper. Add additional lemon juice or Tabasco if needed.
5. Serve the soup in chilled cups garnished with the reserved shrimp and diced cucumbers. Top with a dill sprig.
Tip: You can quickly dice onions and celery in the Professional Series! Secure lid, select Variable 2 and turn machine on. Remove the lid plug and drop onion quarters and celery halves onto the blades. Blend until desired texture is reached.
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