Soups
Charlie's Tomato Soup
Ingredients
- 110 gr. (4 oz.) butter
- 2 small onions, finely chopped
- 2 carrots, chopped small
- 50 gr. (2 oz.) flour
- 1½ kg. (approx. 3lb. 5oz.) beefy tomatoes
- (skinned and chopped)
- 1.2 lt (2 pts.) chicken stock
- or vegetable stock
- 2 level tbsp. tomato purée
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tbsp. sugar
- Salt/pepper to taste
Method
1
Melt the butter in a large pan. Lightly fry the onions and carrots, put on the lid and let them sweat on a low light for a good 20 minutes, or until the vegetables are softened.
2
Sprinkle in the flour, and stir round well to incorporate the butter. Add the remaining ingredients.
3
Bring to the boil and simmer for 30 mins. or until the vegetables are cooked.
4
Remove bay leaves.
5
Whiz with a hand blender, sieve and reheat.
6
Serve, sprinkled with chopped basil and accompanied by freshly baked, hot crusty bread!
7
Some grated parmesan would also be nice.