FRESH TOMATO BISQUE

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



FRESH TOMATO BISQUE image

Categories     Soup/Stew     Tomato     Appetizer     Simmer

Yield 6 people

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 pounds ripe tomatoes (about 6 tomatoes) or 2 28 oz cans
1 medium onion, sliced thin
1 tablespoon butter
1 bay leaf
1 heaping tablespoon brown sugar
2 whole cloves
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 tsp finely chopped fresh basil
1 pint light cream
1 cup milk
6 large croutons Butter
2 tablespoons chopped chives

Steps:

  • Skin and seed the tomatoes. Saute onion in butter and add the tomatoes, chopped. Add bay leaf, sugar, cloves, salt, pepper, and basil. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes are thoroughly cooked - about 25 minutes. Remove bay leaf and cloves and transfer mixture to blender to puree (or strain through coarse sieve). Add cream and milk and heat through. Serve topped with toasted buttered croutons, and sprinkle with chopped chives.

There are no comments yet!