8 tomato soup with cognac and Recipes

spanish onion, butter, canned peeled plum tomatoes, dried basil, heavy cream (half and half) or 1 pint cream (half and half), brown sugar, cognac, salt and pepper, minced parsley (to garnish )

dried white beans such as cannellini (2 1/2 cups), picked over and rinsed, confit duck legs at room temperature, extra-virgin olive oil, onions, finely chopped, carrots, finely chopped, celery ribs, finely chopped, garlic cloves, finely chopped, turkish bay leaves or 1 california, thyme sprigs, reduced-sodium chicken broth, water, diced tomatoes, drained, armagnac or cognac, chopped flat-leaf parsley

unsalted butter, yellow onions, chopped, garlic, chopped, all-purpose flour, cognac, red-skinned potatoes, peeled and quartered, low-sodium chicken broth, whole peeled tomatoes, crushed , juices reserved, heavy cream, crumbled gorgonzola cheese , plus more for garnish, fresh basil , plus more for garnish, kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, cider vinegar

unsalted butter, yellow onions,chopped, garlic,chopped, flour, cognac, red-skinned potatoes,peeled and quartered, low-sodium chicken broth, whole peeled tomatoes,crushed ,juices reserved, heavy cream, crumbled gorgonzola cheese ,plus more for garnish, fresh basil ,plus more for garnish, kosher salt and ground pepper, cider vinegar

dungeness crabs, butter, flour, heavy cream, lemon, tabasco sauce, worcestershire sauce, old bay seasoning, white pepper, whiskey, sherry wine, butter, salt , to taste, dungeness crab, shells, olive oil, carrot, chopped, onion, chopped, celery, chopped, tomato paste, brandy or 1/4 cup cognac, cold water, garlic cloves, crushed, bay leaf, dried tarragon

unsalted butter, onion coarsely chopped, leek trimmed , leaving some green, split, washed, and coarsely chopped, lobster-steaming liquid, shells and bodies from 2 lobsters (about 1-1/2 lbs each), tomatoes (about 1lb) coarsely chopped, dry white wine, dried thyme, paprika, bay leaves, garlic cloves crushed but not peeled, salt, water, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, cayenne pepper, salt, heavy cream, cognac