Tomato Soup Recipe

Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Oil
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 1 Small Onion
• 2 Celery Sticks
• 2.5 lbs tomatoes
• 5–6 Cloves Garlic
• 8 Cups Chicken or Vegetable Stock
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Black Pepper
• ½ tsp Cayenne
• ½ tsp Paprika
• Sugar if the soup is too sour
• Tomato Paste if you want to get more tomato-y taste

Instructions

1. Roughly cut vegetables
2. Pour oil in a pan
3. Add celery and onion
4. Add sea salt
5. Sauté for 5–7 minutes
6. Add garlic cook 1–2 minutes (do not brown)
7. Add chicken stock and tomatoes
8. Let it simmer when it starts to reduce add black pepper, cayenne and paprika
9. Blend the whole mixture
10. Give it a taste
11. Adjust seasoning according to your likeness
12. If it is very sour add sugar
13. If your tomatoes were not red enough and you want red color in soup, add some tomato paste
14. To get homogeneous texture run it through a mesh strainer
15. Use a spatula to get most of the soup out only left with fiber
16. Transfer it back to pan
17. Add butter and let it simmer until it reaches your required consistency
18. Drizzle sour cream and basil on top
19. Serve with grilled cheese sandwich

Complete how to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMtiDnCtZoo