Smoked Mussel Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 2 (3 2/3 ounce) cans smoked mussels, drained and mashed with a fork into a paste
• 1 fresh tomato, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoon dried herbs, mixed (thyme, marjoram, oregano, etc.)
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry (not cooking sherry)
• 1 pinch sugar
• salt and pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, mix the chicken soup, mussel paste, tomato, milk and water and bring to a boil over medium heat. remove from the heat.
• 2 combine the dry herbs, flour and cream. add to the soup mixture and stir over low heat until hot, but not boiling.
• 3 remove from heat and add the sherry and sugar. season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 4 serve in bowls with slices of crusty bread.