Tomato Soup
Ingredients
- 900 grams vine-ripened tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves crushed or finely chopped
- 2 sticks celery, chopped
- 200 grams carrots, chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 large sprig fresh thyme
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- lare pinch each of Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 200 mls Passatta
- 500 mls vegetable or chicken stock
- 100 mls single cream to finish
Accompaniment
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Description
The best of times to make tomato soup with your home-grown tomatoes is when they are at their most ripe and juicy, about September it will be grand.
Method
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Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and cook the onion for 5 to 8 minutes over a gentle heat until almost softened but not browned.
Add the garlic, celery, carrots, bay leaf and thyme and cook for a further 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, making sure the vegetables don't stick to the base of the pan.
Add the chopped tomatoes and sugar and season well with salt and pepper cook for a few minutes, then stir in the passata and vegetable stock, bring to a simmer, cover with a lid and cook for 3o to 40 minutes, until all the vegetables are tender.
Remove the bay leaf and thyme, and then blend the soup in a liquidizer or food processor (we used to and sometimes still put the soup through a mouli as sometimes the tomato seeds when over processed can be bitter), this will probably have to be done in two batches.
Pour the soup into a clean saucepan, passing it through a sieve if you want it really smooth the stir in the cream and check the seasoning and pour into bowls top with finely shredded basil if required and serve with fresh crusty buttered bread
Serve and Enjoy!
Chef's Tips
we used to add a splash of dry sherry when serving at dinner parties.
Any remaining soup will keep in the fridge for a few days or can be frozen in individual servings. When reheating, make sure it's heated thoroughly but don't boil it as this will ruin the taste and texture of the soup.
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