Cream Of Pimento Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (4 ounce) jar diced pimentos, undrained
2 tablespoons butter
2 1/2 tablespoons flour
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can ready-to-serve chicken broth
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
2 teaspoons grated onions
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
sour cream (optional)

Preparation

Place pimento in container of an electric blender and process until smooth, stopping once to scrape down sides. Set pimento aside.
Melt butter in heavy saucepan over low heat; add flour and stir until flour mixture is smooth. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Add chicken broth and half-and-half gradually to flour mixture, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until broth mixture is thickened and bubbly.
Stir in pimento, onion, salt, and hot sauce; cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thoroughly heated.
Garnish with sour cream, if desired.