Cream of Tomato Soup
From chefmeow 16 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This is a very good tomato soup. Comforting, tasty and gorgeous in the bowl. Enjoy
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil shopping list
- 1 medium onion chopped shopping list
- 1 stalk celery chopped shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme shopping list
- 1 garlic clove finely chopped shopping list
- 28 ounce can tomatoes drained shopping list
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste shopping list
- 1 tablespoon sugar shopping list
- 2 cups chicken broth shopping list
- 1/4 cup butter shopping list
- 1/4 cup flour shopping list
- 2 cups milk shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Heat oil in a large saucepan over moderate heat then add onions, celery, garlic basil and thyme. When onions are tender add tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, salt and pepper then cover and simmer 18 minutes. Add chicken broth then bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes stirring occasionally. Transfer mixture in batches to blender and puree. Strain through a sieve to remove any tomato seeds. In saucepan melt butter then add flour and cook gently for 2 minutes. Add milk and cook stirring until thick and smooth then whisk into tomato puree. Taste and adjust seasoning then simmer an additional 5 minutes.
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I like the selection of herbs. Great soup Chefmeow
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This is delicious. I didn't strain it after pureeing because my family likes a little somethin' to chew in it. :) Thank you for sharing a wonderful recipe.
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