Vegetable Bisque

Ingredients:
4 tbsp Butter
1 Medium Onion Chopped
2 Large Carrots Chopped 
2 Celery Stalks Chopped 
1 tsp Salt 
2 tsp Veggie Pepper
1 tsp Ground Thyme 
2 Cloves Minced Garlic 
2 tbsp Tomato Paste
2 tbsp Flour (for Keto use 1 tbsp Xanthan Gum)
4 cups Vegetable Broth
1 1/4 cup Dry White Wine 
2 large Bay Leaves
1/2 cup Heavy Cream 

Directions:
In large pot on med-high heat, melt butter. Add onion, carrots, and celery. Cook for 7 minutes, stirring frequently so nothing sticks and everything cooks evenly. Add garlic, salt, Veggie Pepper, Ground Thyme, and tomato paste. Stir until everything is well coated. Stir in flour. Add broth, wine, and bay leaves. Stir well.  Bring to a good simmer and turn heat down to low-med. Simmer for 30 minutes. Stir occasionally so nothing burns to the bottom. After that blend with immersion blender until smooth with no big chunks (if you do not have an immersion blender, transfer into regular blender and blend until smooth, then pour back into pot). Add heavy cream and stir until mixed.