Manhattan Vegetable Chowder

From yahoo group.

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 3  tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1⁄2 cups  diced onions
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  smoked paprika
•  salt
• 1  cup  diced carrot
• 1  cup  diced celery
• 1  cup  diced  winter squash
• 1  cup fennel, cored, halved and thickly sliced
• 1  teaspoon fresh thyme
• 1⁄2 cup dry white wine
• 8  cups  light vegetable stock
• 2  lbs  fresh plum tomatoes, peeled, seeded & diced with juice
• 1  bay leaf
•  dried marjoram, dried oregano
• 1  pinch  chili flakes
• 2  cups  peeled diced potatoes
• 1  teaspoon  finely grated orange zest
• 1  tablespoon  fresh orange juice
•  hot pepper sauce, to taste
•  lemon juice, to taste
•  fresh ground pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Heat olive oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions, smoked paprika and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft but not browned, about 10 minutes.
2. Add carrots, celery, fennel, winter squash and thyme, season with a little more salt and cook for another 5 minutes, stirring often.
3. Pour in white wine, increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Add vegetable stock, tomatoes, bay leaf, marjoram, oregano and chili flakes.
4. Return to a boil, add potatoes and reduce heat to medium and simmer 10 minutes.
5. Add orange zest and juice along with a dash of hot pepper sauce. Taste and adjust seasonings with lemon juice, salt and freshly ground pepper.