Sep 25 2009
Tomato Bisque Soup
I have an over abundance of tomatoes at the moment from my garden so even though it’s still warm out, I just made this soup. I’ve made this soup a few times and it’s the best tomato soup I’ve ever had. It goes perfectly with grilled cheese!
RECIPE INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium red onion
8 large ripe red tomatoes
peeled, seeded, and chopped
4 cups Chicken stock
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup heavy cream
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped basil
DIRECTIONS
Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the
onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 7 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, chicken stock, basil and sugar and bring to a boil over
high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until the liquid
is reduced by one quarter, about 20 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes.
In a blender, puree the soup in several batches until smooth, 2 to 3
minutes per batch. Strain into a clean pot and bring to a simmer over
medium heat. Turn off the heat and stir in the heavy cream. Season to
taste with salt and pepper. Reheat gently over low heat. (This can be
made up to 2 days in advance; cover and refrigerate.)
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I am making this with the best grilled cheese. I will post the recipe on my blog next week…you must try it!