Tomato Soup
A home-style recipe for Tomato Soup. Serves 4, ready in about 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp (30 g) butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 8 tomatoes (about 1 kg), chopped
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp sugar
- A little cream, to serve (optional)
Missing something?
- No tomato? Use 1 tbsp tomato paste per tomato, or 2 tbsp yogurt for tang.
- No onion? Use spring onions, or a little onion powder (less depth).
- No butter? Use ghee or oil.
Method
- Melt the butter in a pot and fry the onion for 5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic for 1 minute.
- Add the tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes until they start to break down.
- Add the water, salt, pepper and sugar. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes, until very soft.
- Blend until smooth, then strain to remove the skins and seeds.
- Heat it through and taste for salt. Add a swirl of cream if you like.
Tip: Let the soup cool a little before blending, and don't fill the blender more than half full.