Creamy Tomato Soup

Name: Creamy Tomato Soup
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: ¼ cup flour; ¼ cup butter; 3 cups milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 cups tomato juice; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon basil

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Cook: 15 mins

Serves: 6

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Ingredients

¼ cup flour
¼ cup butter
3 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups tomato juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon basil

Accompaniment

Description

This is a simple and easy tomato soup and very tasty my kids love this soup

Method

1
In a large saucepan melt the butter. A
Add the flour and then sprinkle in the salt and stir together until a smooth paste is achieved.
Now slowly add the milk, stirring all the time.
Cook until the mixture thickens up slightly.
Gradually add tomato juice again stirring all the time.
Sprinkle in the sugar and basil and keep stirring making sure all the sugar desolves.
Cook until heated through.

Chef's Tips

My kids love a little cooked macaroni pasta added to this soup and it also makes it more of a substantial meal rather than just a starter or a snack.

This soup is also lovely with croutons, or cheese (which tends to melt into the soup making it lovely and gooey).

I also sometimes add a swirl of sour cream which gives it more of an adult look and feel if serving at dinner parties and it looks very professional. Also decorate with a sprig of parsley. But beware the kids really don’t like it with the sour cream.