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Simple Recipe for Tomato & Basil Soup??

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  • 17-09-2013 12:41pm
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    marley123
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    Anyone have a nice easy recipe???? Needs not to have chunks of Tomato in it otherwise the kids wont touch it:rolleyes:


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    Faith
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    This is the one I always use. It's a Darina Allen recipe. It's sweet and warming and blended, so there's no lumps!

    Ingredients:

    2 x 400g tins of tomatoes
    2 teaspoons of sugar (essential to counteract the acidity of the tomatoes)
    1 small onion, finely chopped
    15g butter
    250ml Béchamel sauce (recipe below)
    250ml chicken or vegetable stock
    2 tablespoons basil, chopped
    Salt and pepper to taste
    120ml cream, optional

    For the Béchamel:

    1oz butter
    1oz flour
    300ml milk

    Method:

    First, prepare your Béchamel. Gently melt the butter in a small saucepan, and add in your flour. Stir and cook for a few minutes. Gradually, whisk in your milk. Stir frequently as the mixture comes to the boil. Simmer for a few minutes until thickened, and season to taste.

    Melt the butter. Chop your onion and sweat for a few minutes in the butter.

    Add in your tins of tomatoes, sugar, stock and Béchamel. Add the torn up basil. Bring to the boil and season. Simmer for a few minutes, liquidise, season to taste and dilute with more stock, if needed.

    Bring back to the boil and serve in bowls, garnished with a swirl of cream and some basil leaves.


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