Cream of Tomato Soup for Sandy
Author: Maureen Shaw
Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: Australian
Serves: 4
- 4 tbs butter
- ½ cup chopped French shallots (the bulb ones) or you could use onion and a clove of garlic
- 2 regular sized cans chopped tomatoes - fresh or canned (I used canned because home grown aren't in yet)
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 chicken or vegetable stock cubes
- ¼ to ½ cup cream (depending upon how creamy you like it)
- 5 torn basil leaves (or a chiffonade on top)
- Melt the butter in a soup pot and add the onions and saute until translucent but not brown (a pinch of salt helps)
- Add the baking soda to the tomatoes and stir (will be fizzy) and then add to the pot.
- Add the sugar, salt and stock cubes and cook for about 10 minutes until everything comes together and tastes good.
- Add cream and bring to nearly the simmering point, you don't want to boil the soup.
- Add the torn basil leaves and taste for seasoning and adjust.
- Serve hot or cold
Recipe by Orgasmic Chef at https://orgasmicchef.com/cream-of-tomato-soup-for-sandy/
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