CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP

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Easy, yummy way to make Cream of Tomato soup. I use home canned tomatoes and stewed tomatoes, but store-bought is fine. Don't use margarine - the water in it can make the roux lumpy. If you don't have stewed tomatoes, you can use 4 cans of diced tomatoes and sauté ½ cup of minced onion in the butter until tender before adding flour.

Provided by Deb Wolf

Categories     Vegetable

Time 20m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 (14 -16 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
2 (14 -16 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with juice
1/4 cup butter (preferred) or 1/4 cup oil
3 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 pinch allspice
1 3/4 cups chicken broth, low sodium preferred
1 1/2-2 cups half-and-half or 1 1/2-2 cups milk
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Place a strainer over a large measuring cup. Drain and SAVE the juice from both stewed and diced tomatoes. Press down on the tomatoes with the back of a spoon to drain more juice. Measure 3 cups juice, discard excess or save for another use. (Bloody Mary anyone?) Set aside both juice and tomatoes.
  • Melt the butter in a large pot, sprinkle in the flour; stir and cook 1 minute. Add the brown sugar, tomato paste and allspice; stir.
  • Whisk in the chicken broth gradually; then add the reserved tomato juice and both kinds of tomatoes.
  • Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce to a simmer and cook 10 minutes.
  • Puree with an immersion blender, food processor or blender. Don't fill more than halfway if using a food processor or blender and cover with a kitchen towel before turning it on. Leave as chunky as you like and call it a bisque or puree smooth for cream soup.
  • Pour through a strainer into the same pot.
  • Heat cream/milk in microwave until steaming, stir into soup. Heating the cream/milk helps keep it from curdling.
  • Bring back to simmer. Do not boil after adding cream/milk - it will curdle. Taste for seasoning and add salt and pepper, more cream/milk or more sugar if desired.
  • Pureeing tomato seeds can make the soup a little bitter; adding a little more brown sugar will remove the bitterness.

Stephanie Cruz
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This soup has potential, but it needs some tweaking. I'll try it again with some different ingredients.


Choul Love
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Overall, this soup was just okay. I've had better.


Samuel Ikoje
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This soup was way too salty for me. I think I'll use less salt next time.


Danidu Nadun
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This recipe is missing some important steps. It doesn't say when to add the tomatoes or the cream.


Hussain Shahzad
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This soup was a bit bland for my taste. I think I'll add some more spices next time.


chi flexx
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I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my soup turned out a bit too sour. I think I might have added too much lemon juice.


Milan chaudhary
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I served this soup with a grilled cheese sandwich and it was the perfect comfort food meal.


jashim Miah
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I used low-sodium chicken broth in this soup to make it a bit healthier.


Susil Bista
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I added a bit of cayenne pepper to this soup for a little extra spice. It was delicious!


KAPILA MWINJI
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This soup is so creamy and comforting. It's the perfect meal for a cold winter day.


It's Opu
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I love that this soup can be made ahead of time. It's perfect for busy weeknights.


Tord From eddsworld
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This soup is so easy to make and it's always a crowd-pleaser.


Princess Noor
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I'm not usually a fan of tomato soup, but this recipe changed my mind. It's so creamy and flavorful.


mono glycer
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I made this soup for a dinner party and it was a hit! Everyone loved it.


Guru Zonda
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This soup was delicious! The flavors were well-balanced and the texture was velvety smooth.


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