Best Creamless Creamy Tomato Soupcooks Illustrated Recipes

Creamless Creamy Tomato Soup(Cook's Illustrated) image

Provided by Coppercloud

Categories Vegetable

Time 15m

Yield 1 pot, 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling
1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
3 medium garlic cloves, minced-pressed
1 pinch hot red pepper flakes
1 bay leaf
2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes with juice
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 large slice good-quality white bread, crusts removed, torn into 1-inch pieces
2 cups chicken broth or 2 cups vegetable broth
2 tablespoons brandy (optional)
salt and pepper
1/4 cup fresh chives, chopped

Steps:

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, and bay leaf. Cook, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent, 3 to 5 minutes.
Stir in tomatoes and their juice. Using a potato masher, mash until no pieces bigger than 2 inches remain. Stir in sugar and bread; bring soup to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until bread is completely saturated and starts to break down, about 5 minutes. Remove bay leaf and discard.
Transfer half of soup to a blender, add 1tablespoon olive oil and process until soup is smooth and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Be extra careful when putting hot liquids in the blender. Never fill past 2/3 of the way full, and put a dish towel over the top just in case to protect your hands from getting burned by any hot liquid splashing up. Transfer to a large bowl and repeat with remaining soup and oil.
Rinse out Dutch oven and return soup to pot. Stir in chicken broth and brandy. Return soup to a boil and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle each portion with pepper and chives and drizzle with olive oil. Serve (of course) with grilled cheese sandwiches.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 196.4, Fat 10.3, SaturatedFat 1.5, Sodium 705.8, Carbohydrate 23.1, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 10.2, Protein 5.2

Creamless Cream of Tomato Soup image

Provided by saoirsespeaker

Time 1h

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
1 medium onion, chopped medium (about 1 cup)
3 medium garlic cloves (equal one tbs minced or pressed through garlic press)
1 pinch hot red pepper flakes (optional)
1 bay leaf
2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, in juice
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 slices sandwich bread
2 cups low sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons brandy (optional)
1 dash salt
1 dash ground black pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh chives

Steps:

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onion, garlic, red pepper flakes (if using), and bay leaf. Cook, stirring frequently, until onion is translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and their juice. Using potato masher, mash until no pieces bigger than 2 inches remain. Stir in sugar and bread (Crustless, torn into one inch pieces); bring soup to boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until bread is completely saturated and starts to break down, about 5 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf.
Transfer half of soup to blender. Add 1 tablespoon oil and process until soup is smooth and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to large bowl and repeat with remaining soup and oil. Rinse out Dutch oven and return soup to pot. Stir in chicken broth and brandy (if using). Return soup to boil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve soup in individual bowls. Sprinkle each portion with pepper and chives and drizzle with olive oil.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 197.2, Fat 10.5, SaturatedFat 1.6, Sodium 130, Carbohydrate 23.3, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 11.2, Protein 5.5