Winter Tomato Bisque- Country Living

* Exported from MasterCook *

WINTER TOMATO BISQUE - COUNTRY LIVING

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

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 tb Butter or margarine
1 lg Onion, chopped
1/3 c Unsifted all-purpose flour
2 ts Dried tarragon or savory
-leaves
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground black pepper
1 cn (10 1/2-oz) condensed
-chicken broth
1 c Water
1/3 c Dried tomato bits or 8
-dried plum tomato halves,
-chopped (see Note)
1 lb Ripe tomatoes (see Note)
1 cn (11 1/8-oz) condensed
-Italian tomato soup or
-1 10 3/4-oz can condensed
-tomato soup
2 1/2 c Milk
1/2 c Half-and-half
Chopped fresh tarragon or
-savory leaves and sprigs
-(opt.)

1. In 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
Add onion and saute until tender. Stir flour,
tarragon, salt, and pepper into onion until well
mixed. Gradually stir in undiluted broth and water
until well combined. Add tomato bits and heat mixture
to boiling, stirring constantly. Cover and reduce heat
to low. Simmer soup 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

2. Meanwhile, peel, seed, and dice tomatoes. Stir
undiluted tomato soup, milk, and half-and-half into
soup until well mixed. Increase heat to medium-high
and heat soup until bubbles appear around side of pan.
Do not boil. Stir in diced tomatoes and heat through.
Ladle soup into bowls. If desired, sprinkle soup with
chopped herbs and place bowls onto plates garnished
with sprigs of herbs.

Note: Dried tomato bits or halves are available in the
produce section of most major supermarkets. For
several free dried-tomato recipe booklets, write
Timber Crest Farms, Dried Tomato Ideas, 4791 Dry Creek
Road, Healdsburg, Calif. 95448. Include a
self-addressed, stamped large envelope (SASE). For
recipes using fresh tomatoes in salads, stews, and
casseroles, send a SASE to Favorite Tomato Recipes,
Florida Tomato Committee, Box 140533, Suite CL,
Orlando, Fla. 32814-0533.

Country Living/December/92 Scanned & fixed by Di Pahl
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