Spicy Tequila-Lime Tomato Soup

Name: Spicy Tequila-Lime Tomato Soup
Total time: 50
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 large onion, cut into chunks; 4 stalks celery, cut into chunks; 5 cloves garlic, chopped; 1 green bell pepper, seeded and cut into chunks; 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped; ¼ cup tequila; 1 (28 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes; 2 cups vegetable stock; 1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes; 1 lime, juiced; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Recipe by cloe from allrecipes.com

Dinner,Lunch 50 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
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1 large onion, cut into chunks
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4 stalks celery, cut into chunks
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5 cloves garlic, chopped
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1 green bell pepper, seeded and cut into chunks
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2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
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¼ cup tequila

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1 (28 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
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2 cups vegetable stock
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1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
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1 lime, juiced
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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3 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, celery, and garlic until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add green bell pepper and jalapeno peppers to onion mixture; cook and stir until peppers are softened, about 5 minutes.
Pour tequila into vegetable mixture and simmer until slightly reduced, 3 to 4 minutes. Add fired-roasted tomatoes, vegetable stock, crushed tomatoes, lime juice, salt, and pepper to vegetable-tequila mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors have blended, about 20 minutes. Stir cilantro into soup just before serving.