Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, creamy tomato basil soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Place tomatoes and juice in a stock pot over medium heat. He made this delicious creamy tomato basil soup with parmesan that I would eat by the bowl full. To keep costs low he didn't put parmesan cheese in the soup, but when he served it to me, he would sprinkle a generous serving of parmesan cheese on top, then wink and tell me not to tell the owners.

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To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have creamy tomato basil soup using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Tomato Basil Soup:
  1. Make ready 2 tbs butter
  2. Take 1 tsp olive oil
  3. Take 1 medium onion - chopped
  4. Prepare 3 cloves garlic - crushed
  5. Make ready 2 (14.5 oz) cans whole tomatoes - drained
  6. Prepare 6 cups tomato juice
  7. Make ready 4-6 tbs granulated sugar
  8. Get 2 tsp chicken soup base (or 2 cubes bullion)
  9. Get 1/4 tsp black pepper
  10. Prepare to taste sea salt
  11. Make ready 1 cup evaporated milk
  12. Make ready 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  13. Make ready Optional garnishes (per bowl)
  14. Get 1 tsp chiffonade of fresh basil
  15. Make ready 1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
  16. Get 3-4 seasoned croutons
  17. Take 2 tsp shredded mozzarella or parmesan
  18. Take couple dashes Tabasco sauce
  19. Get drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
  20. Take pinch cayenne powder or smoked paprika

Add ravioli to the pot and cook for the amount of time on the package directions until al dente. Add cream if using, stir to combine. Sweet vine-ripened tomatoes are the key to flavor in this creamy soup. Love that tomato basil soup you have tried at restaurants?

Instructions to make Creamy Tomato Basil Soup:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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).
  5. 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.
  6. Dish up and garnish with any combination of suggested garnishes above.
  7. 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.

You can make it yourself by blending together just a few ingredients. You can make the soup ahead and freeze it. Perfect for prepping and serving whenever convenient! This easy Tomato Basil Soup is creamy comfort food loaded with pureed tomatoes, carrots, celery, onions, garlic and basil for multi-dimensional flavor and layers of YUM! You can never go wrong at dinner time with this easy, make ahead friendly, satisfying Tomato Basil Soup!

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