Bloody Mary Soup

Ingredients

• 1 med. onion, diced
• 3 celery ribs, diced
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 2 tbsp. tomato puree
• 1 tbsp. sugar
• 5 c. tomato juice
• 2 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 c. vodka

Method

1. Sauté onions and celery in butter until light brown.
2. Add tomato puree and sugar.
3. Sauté for 1 minute.
4. Simmer for 8 minutes.
5. Add remaining ingredients.
6. Strain and serve.

Serves 6.

You can serve chilled. Or you can make it up ahead of time and refrigerate for a day or two. Strained onion and celery may be frozen and used later in soups or stews.