Fresh tomato bisque
Fresh tomato bisque recipe in the soup category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 pounds ripe tomatoes (about 6)
- 1 onion, sliced thin
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil
- 1 pint light cream
- 1 cup milk
- 6 large toasted butter croutons
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
Recipe method:
- Skin and seed the tomatoes.
- Saute onion in butter and add 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 a coarse sieve).
- Add cream and milk and heat through.
- Serve topped with toasted butter croutons.
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