Recipe

Tomato Bisque Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Sas / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago A GR member (thegoldminer) asked me if I had a good tomato bisque recipe. I've been racking my brain on ways to use all of my garden tomatoes (besides sauce). Well here it is. Great Bisque. Prep:20m Cook:40m Servings:6	Sas
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Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 tablespoon minced bacon (about 1/2 ounce)

1 Spanish onion, chopped

1 carrot, chopped

1 stalk celery, chopped

4 cloves garlic, minced

5 tablespoons all-purpose flour

4 cups chicken broth, homemade or low-sodium canned

1 (28-ounce) can whole, peeled tomatoes (with liquid), roughly chopped

I use only San Marzano certified canned tomatoes. I am also using fresh garden tomatoes

2 tbs.Cream Sherry

3 parsley sprigs

3 fresh thyme sprigs

1 bay leaf

2 cup heavy cream

1 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Garnish: Creme Fraiche and scallion (OPTIONAL)

Directions

Heat the butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook, stirring, until crisp and most of the fat has rendered, about 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside. Lower the heat to medium, add the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until soft and fragrant, about 8 minutes.

Stir in the flour and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Pour in the broth and tomatoes and bring to a boil while whisking constantly. Tie the parsley sprigs, thyme, and bay leaf together with a piece of kitchen twine and add to the pot. Lower the heat and simmer for 40 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.

When the soup base is cool, remove and discard the herb bundle. Working in batches, transfer the mixture to a blender and puree until smooth. Using a sieve over a large bowl, strain the tomato puree. Return the puree to the pot add the sherry and reheat over medium heat.

Whisk the heavy cream and salt into the soup and season with pepper to taste. Divide among warm soup bowls and serve immediately.

For dinner parties I put some creme fraiche on top and garnish with scallion or chive.

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Comments

shai 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Well written and well presented.
should be delicious!

luisascatering 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Oooo... in the picture little droplets of extra virgin olive oil and balsamic reduction.

I love how you take a simple and basic soup and make it look so high end :-)

p.s. do you discard the bacon or use it? It says to drain the bacon on paper towels but then I didn't see it back again in the recipe...

jimrug1 1 year, 2 months ago said:
You should rack your brain more often
Sas... ;-)~~Very nice recipe. Timely too as I have tomatoes that must be cooked now... LOL I will make good use of this recipe... High 5~ Jim

geegee21 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
You're a fraud. This is the same exact recipe as on Food Network. Geez.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/tomato-bisque-recipe/index.html

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