bloody mary soup

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, diced
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 5 cups tomato juice
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 ounces vodka
• chopped fresh chives

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, sauté onions ad celery in butter until light brown.
• 2 add tomato paste and sugar.
• 3 sauté 1 minute.
• 4 add tomato juice and let simmer 10 minutes.
• 5 add other ingredients except vodka and chives.
• 6 strain, then add vodka.
• 7 serve either hot or chilled, sprinkled with chives.