​ 🍅The BEST Tomato Soup ​ 🍅

[Andriel_Isilien]

Recipe I saved from TikTok. This version is a keeper!

Ingredients

🍅 6 whole tomatoes

🍅 1 red bell pepper

  🍅 4 TB butter of your choice (olive oil is good too)

 🍅 1 large onion diced

 🍅 20 cloves garlic minced

 🍅 1 can tomato paste

 🍅 1 TB fresh basil

  🍅 2 c broth of your choice

  🍅 2 heavy cream (substitute with coconut milk)

       Seasonings

  🍅 2 TB sugar

  🍅 1/2 TB salt

  🍅 1 tsp dried basil

  🍅 1/2 TB black pepper

  🍅 1/2 tsp white pepper

  🍅 1 tsp onion powder  

  🍅 1 tsp garlic powder

  🍅 cayenne pepper (optional)

 

Instructions

1. Cut up the tomatoes and pepper and dump into a baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes at 425 F then broil to get a nice, charred look to them. Set aside to cool down.
2. Saute the onion first for a couple minutes, then add in all that garlic! Keep cooking a few more minutes.
3. Add in the tomato paste along with fresh basil. Stir all together and heat through 2-3 minutes.
4. Now you can put in this pot the roasted tomatoes and pepper. For broth you can choose chicken or vegetable. Bonus if you made it yourself using kitchen scraps!
5. Dump in the seasonings listed above. I would turn up the heat to about medium (maybe medium/high) to wake up the dried herbs as you stir everything.
6. Once mixed well, pour in the heavy cream. Coconut milk is a great dairy free substitute I like to use. If you want low fat you can go with skim milk or unsweetened almond milk. Let simmer for about 5 minutes.
7. Use an immersion blender in the soup to get a smooth consistency. If you don't have one you can use a regular blender, but you'd have to be careful with the heat. Let the soup cool first (to not damage the blender and to not burn yourself) and blend it in batches.
8. Keep the soup simmering for a few more minutes. Now you're ready to serve it up! Leftovers you can keep in the fridge or freezer.

 

My lazy version: I made the soup in one giant dutch oven pot (less dishes to clean and less standing at the stove). I roasted al the veggies together 350 F for an hour. I had a zucchini that needed to be used up, so I tossed that in with the veggies. Then I dumped the broth, seasonings, and cream after. Use the immersion blender, and then back in the oven for 20-30 minutes. It was really nice to be able to walk away and take care of other chores/appointments with this going in the oven. It made the whole kitchen smell like pizza!! I haven't tried making this in a crockpot yet. I imagine that would work too.

[beanbean]

Going to have to try it