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Shamrock Irish Onion Soup Recipe

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Ingredients

2 tsps sugar .
2 (14 1/2 oz) cans beef broth .
4 oz grated cheddar cheese or parmesan cheese (1 c, finely grated) .
8 leeks, white & pale green parts only, split lengthwise & cut crosswise into 1/4-inch slices (about 4 c) .
3-4 garlic cloves, minced .
1 onion, halved, sliced crosswise .
1/4 c butter .
1/2 tsp pepper .
1/2 c Irish whiskey .
1 egg .
1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed (1/2 of 17-1/2 oz. package)

Directions

Step #1 Wash leeks well under running water, separating layers with your fingers, as they can be very sandy.
Step #2 Slice & check over again for sand.
Step #3 In pot, melt butter over med-heat/flame.
Step #4 Add sliced leeks, onion & garlic; cook 8 mins.
Step #5 Add sugar & pepper.
Step #6 Reduce heat to low; cook, stirring 25-30 mins.
Step #7 Add whiskey; cook scraping up browned bits, about 3 more mins.
Step #8 Add broth & let simmer 15 mins.
Step #9 PASTRY:.
Step #10 On floured surface, unfold pastry.
Step #11 With 3" shamrock cookie cutter, sharply cut 6 shamrocks.
Step #12 Place on ungreased baking sheet.
Step #13 Beat egg with 1 T.
Step #14 of water & brush over shamrocks.
Step #15 Freeze 20 mins.
Step #16 Meanwhile, preheat your trusty oven to 375; remove shamrocks from freezer & bake 15 mins.
Step #17 Cool on baking sheet on rack.
Step #18 NOTE: If you have no shamrock cookie cutter, use a 1" round sharp cookie cutter.
Step #19 Using firm downward pressure, cut 18 circles from pastry.
Step #20 (Don't twist) Use a knife to cut 6 1-1/2" x 1/4" strips for stems.
Step #21 On ungreased baking sheet, form shamrocks by wetting edges of one circle & attaching one strip for the stem.
Step #22 Lay 2 more circles, edges touching, slightly overlapping first circle.
Step #23 Repeat with remaining circles & stems to form 5 more shamrocks.
Step #24 Brush with egg wash & proceed as directed above.
Step #25 To serve, divide hot soup among six 1 c heated bowls.
Step #26 Sprinkle top with finely grated cheddar or any favorite cheese until it melts slightly.
Step #27 Float puff pastry shamrock on top & serve.
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