French Tomato Soup Recipe
Ingredients
2 large onions, finely sliced
2 slices of bacon, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
4-6 ripe tomatoes (or 1 cup canned tomatoes), chopped
1 tablespoon tomato puree
2-3 strips of lemon rind
4 cups Chicken Stock
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon parsley
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon basil
Garnish:
1 tablespoon chopped mixed parsley and basil
Fried garlic croutons (see end of soup section)
Directions
1. Heat the bacon pieces in a pan. When the fat has run, add the butter. When it has melted, add the onions and cook gently for 5-6 minutes until tender and golden brown. Add the tomatoes and tomato puree, lemon rind, stock, salt, pepper, sugar, and herbs. Bring to a boil. Then simmer for 20 minutes or until tomatoes are tender.
2. Put soup through a food mill or blend in electric blender. Adjust seasoning and serve hot, sprinkled with chopped parsley and basil and with fried garlic croutons.
2. Put soup through a food mill or blend in electric blender. Adjust seasoning and serve hot, sprinkled with chopped parsley and basil and with fried garlic croutons.
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