Manhattan Vegetable Chowder

Submitted by dicentra

"From yahoo group."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 21
• 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.