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Creamy Homemade Tomato Soup
Julia
4 servings
BeginnerCreamy Tomato Soup
A bowl of this creamy tomato soup will keep you warm and definitely satisfy your taste buds!
Total Steps
4
Ingredients
14
Tools Needed
1
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Creamy Tomato SoupIngredients
- 1 can chopped tomatoes
- 1 medium onion
- 4 fresh tomatoes
- 4 tablespoons tomato puree
- 2 stalks celery
- 1 leek
- 50 grams unsalted butter (3.5 tablespoons)
- 110 ml fresh cream (1/2 cup)
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 2 teaspoons salt
- to taste pepper
- 1 cube chicken stock(optional)
- sour cream(optional)
- 1 litre water
Instructions
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Step 1
Chop the onion, celery and leek. Melt the butter in a pot over a medium heat and throw the chopped vegetables in. Sauté for 5-7 minutes.
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Step 2
Add canned and fresh (diced) tomatoes & basil. Pour in water (1 litre), add salt, a chicken stock cube and bring to the boil. Reduce and simmer for 20 minutes. Now it’s time to pour the fresh cream in. Stir and season with pepper. Taste it. Add more salt if needed. Finally, blend using a hand blender or a liquidizer and you are ready to go.
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Step 3
Serve warm topped with a dollop of sour cream.
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Step 4
Enjoy!