Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, creamy tomato basil soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Creamy Tomato Basil Soup is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
Cooked tomatoes and tomato juice are pureed with fresh basil leaves in this soup thickened with heavy cream. Reviews for: Photos of Rich and Creamy Tomato Basil Soup. This creamy Tomato Basil Soup is restaurant-quality DELICIOUS and it's loaded with hidden vegetables. I've also included instructions for how to make it in the slow cooker and instant pot!
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have creamy tomato basil soup using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Creamy Tomato Basil Soup:
- Get 2 tbs butter
- Make ready 1 tsp olive oil
- Get 1 medium onion - chopped
- Get 3 cloves garlic - crushed
- Get 2 (14.5 oz) cans whole tomatoes - drained
- Make ready 6 cups tomato juice
- Make ready 4-6 tbs granulated sugar
- Take 2 tsp chicken soup base (or 2 cubes bullion)
- Prepare 1/4 tsp black pepper
- Get to taste sea salt
- Make ready 1 cup evaporated milk
- Prepare 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
- Take Optional garnishes (per bowl)
- Prepare 1 tsp chiffonade of fresh basil
- Make ready 1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
- Make ready 3-4 seasoned croutons
- Prepare 2 tsp shredded mozzarella or parmesan
- Prepare couple dashes Tabasco sauce
- Prepare drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
- Make ready pinch cayenne powder or smoked paprika
This creamy tomato - basil soup hits the spot, especially with a side of extra-gooey grilled cheese. Asheley's totally in charge of the grilled cheese. I get yelled at for using too much butter (like there is such a thing as too much butter). Combine all ingredients, adding each one slowly, stirring constantly to smooth out the lumps as you go – (NOTE: I believe Michelle told me to use a hand mixer to smooth out any lumps BEFORE you add the basil, salt & pepper.).
Instructions to make Creamy Tomato Basil Soup:
- Melt butter with olive oil in a 3 to 4 quart stock pot over medium heat. Add onions and garlic. Sautee until onions are translucent. About 5 - 7 minutes.
- Transfer onion and garlic to blender. Add drained cans of whole tomatoes. Cover and pulse until you have a coarse puree. Note: You may want to vent the lid slightly so steam doesn't pop the lid off.
- Transfer puree back to stockpot over medium high heat. Add tomato juice, soup base and 3 tbs of the sugar. Taste and add up to 1 more tbs sugar at this time. Note: The sugar is used to help cut the acidity of the tomatoes. The acidity of tomatoes can vary from batch to batch so always start low when adding the sugar.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered for 20 - 25 minutes to reduce slightly (about the consistency of a thin gravy). Taste soup after it has reduced. Add pepper, salt to taste, and up to 2 tbs more sugar as needed/desired (I normally use the full 6 tbs).
- Reduce heat to low. Once soup has stopped bubbling stir in evaporated milk until well incorporated. Then stir in chopped basil. Cover and let sit about 5 minutes for flavors to blend.
- Dish up and garnish with any combination of suggested garnishes above.
- Alternate version: For a smoother consistency, before adding evaporated milk carefully run soup through a fine mesh sieve to remove all the solids. Return to pot, then add evaporated milk and basil as in step 5.
I get yelled at for using too much butter (like there is such a thing as too much butter). Combine all ingredients, adding each one slowly, stirring constantly to smooth out the lumps as you go – (NOTE: I believe Michelle told me to use a hand mixer to smooth out any lumps BEFORE you add the basil, salt & pepper.). Made with fresh tomatoes and basil, it's the perfect summer soup. Heavy cream and butter make it rich and flavorful. Sweet vine-ripened tomatoes are the key to flavor in this creamy soup.
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