Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        -----soup-----
     1/2  pound         raw shrimp -- *
   4      cups          chicken broth
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
     1/8  teaspoon      saffron -- ground
                        pepper -- dash of
   1      tablespoon    cold water
   1      teaspoon      cornstarch
     1/2  cup           half and half
     1/4  cup           parsley -- snipped
     1/4  cup           caesera sauce -- below
                        -----caesera sauce-----
   1 1/2  cups          tomatoes -- finely chopped
     1/2  cup           onion; chopped -- 1 med
   1      clove         garlic; sm. -- fine chop
   1                    jalapeno chile; canned -- **
     1/2  teaspoon      jalapeno chile liquid -- canned
   1      tablespoon    cilantro; fresh -- fine snipped
   1      tablespoon    lemon juice
     1/2  teaspoon      oregano leaves -- dried
   1 1/2  teaspoons     vegetable oil.

Preparation:

* Shrimp should be deveined and shelled and coarsely chopped. ** Jalapeno Pepper should be seeded and finely chopped. FF SOUP: Place shrimp, 1 cup of the broth and the Casera Sauce in blender container. Cover and blend on high speed until smooth. Heat shrimp mixture, remaining broth, the salt, saffron and pepper to boiling in 3-quart sauce pan. Mix water and corn starch; stir into shrimp mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in half and half. Sprinkle with parsley. CASERA SAUCE: Mix all ingredients in glass or plastic bowl. Cover and refrigerate up to 7 days. NOTE: Use leftover Casera Sauce for spicing soups to saucing seafood. Casera Sauce is delicious anywhere the zing of cilantro and jalapeno is welcomed.