Herbed Fresh Tomato Soup

* Exported from MasterCook *

HERBED FRESH TOMATO SOUP

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Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 md Onions, thinly sliced
2 tb Olive oil or cooking oil
2 1/2 c Water
6 md Tomatoes, peeled and
-quartered (about 2 lbs)
1 6 oz can tomato paste
2 tb Snipped fresh basil, or 2
-tsp dried, crushed basil
1 tb Snipped fresh thyme, or 1
-Tbl dried, crushed thyme
1 tb Instant chicken bouillon
-granules
1/2 ts Sugar
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Pepper
Few dashes bottled hot
-pepper sauce
Snipped parsley

Servings: 8

In a large saucepan, cook onion in hot oil till
tender. Stir in water, tomatoes, tomato paste, basil,
thyme, bouillon granules, sugar, salt, pepper and hot
pepper sauce. Bring to boil, reduce heat. Cover and
simmer 40 min. Place about 1/3 of tomato mixture in a
blender container or food processor bowl and process
until smooth. (Or press through food mill). Repeat
with remaining mixture. Reheat half of mixture and
serve immediately. To freeze, cool the remaining
mixture and pour into a 3 cup freezer container seal,
label and freeze. To serve frozen portion, transfer to
medium saucepan. Cover and cook over med. heat for 20
~ 25 minutes or until heated through, stirring
occasionally. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

Serves 4.

Courtesy of Joann Pierce (Aug 27, 1990)



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