Carrot-Pear Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. butter
1 large onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 stalk celery, sliced
6 carrots, peeled and sliced
1 medium potato, peeled and cut in 1-inch pieces
2 pears, peeled, cored and cut in 1-inch pieces
1 bay leaf
3 (13 3/4 oz.) cans chicken broth
1/8 tsp. pepper

Preparation

Heat butter in large pot.
Add onion, garlic and celery; saute until softened, about 10 minutes.
Add carrot, potato, pear, bay leaf and chicken broth.
Cover and bring to boil.
Lower heat; simmer 40 minutes.
Remove bay leaf.
Working in batches, whirl soup mixture in blender or food processor until smooth puree. Season with pepper.