Thursday, February 25, 2010

Tomato Soup

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Preparing homemade soup with fresh ripe tomatoes, makes the taste of this soup subtle and complex.Especially in winter tomato soup makes us feel warm.To get the best flavor, this soup needs to be made with ripe tomatoes.



Ingredients
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! Tomatoes                 6
! Garlic Pods              2
! Onion                    1 medium
! Carrot                   1
! Olive Oil                1 tbsp.
! Water                    3 cups
! Light Cream              3 tbsps. + to garnish
! Salt                     to taste
! Black Pepper Powder      to taste

Method
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  • First peel the skin of tomatoes and cut them in half. Scrape the seeds into a sieve and set over a bowl to extract juice. Reserve the juice and discard the seeds. Now chop the tomatoes into large chunks.
  • Heat oil in a large saucepan and add onion, carrot and cook on medium to low heat for 3 mins. Stir occasionally.
  • Add tomatoes and garlic and cook for another 2 mins. When the tomatoes are tender, pour the tomato juice which was sieved through the seeds and give a good stir. Now add water and let it simmer for 30 - 35 mins. untill all the vegetables are well cooked.
  • Cover with lid and cook on low heat. After half hour turn off the heat and let cool. Once slightly cooled, puree the liquid in a blender.
  • Return the pureed liquid to the saucepan and cook on medium heat. ( Do not allow it to boil, just let it heat through. )
  • Add light cream, sprinkle in salt and pepper powder and mix well. Turn off the heat and ladle the soup into a bowl.
  • Swirl light cream on top and serve hot Tomato Soup immediately.
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