Mother's Creamy Tomato Soup
We are almost into the too hot for soup days, but this past weekend was kind of chilly I thought . . . rainy, windy and with a bit of a cold wind. It was soup weather and I thought I would take advantage of that by making a lovely pot of one of my favourite soups. Mother’s Creamy Tomato Soup.
Note, this is not my mother’s homemade tomato soup recipe but rather a tomato soup recipe which I made on occasion when I worked as a chef at the Manor for the family. Its a bit more involved than normal tomato soups, and you do use a few utensils to make it, but it is well worth the effort as the end result is a thick and creamy soup with beautiful rich tomato flavour!
Back to the soup, this is rich and creamy . . . thick but not overly so . . . not thin either. I can’t believe that I had never made it for us at home before. I had only ever made it at the manor and I knew that it tasted good because of course as the chef you do have to taste, but this weekend was the first time I had ever enjoyed a bowl of it here at home.
Serves 4
Creamy and dreamy. Very rich. Perfect with a grilled cheese!
90g plus 2 TBS butter, divided (1/3 cup plus 2 TBS)
1 large onion, peeled and chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
3 ribs celery, trimmed and coarsley chopped
1/2 bay leaf
1 small sprig fresh thyme
2 X (400g) tins of chopped tomatoes in puree undrained (1 28 ounce tin)
3 TBS tomato puree (tomato paste)
50g of plain flour (6 1/2 TBS)
450ml single cream (2 cups half and half)
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Puree the soup until smooth using an immersion blender, foor processor or a regular blender. Strain through a mesh strainer into a clean pot. Discard any solids. Bring the soup to a simmer. If it seems too thick you can add a bit more milk until you get it to the consistency you want it to be. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
This soup is really, really good. I didn’t mind that it was worth all the extra faffing about. The end result is exceptional! In fact, I would serve this at a rustic dinner party as a first course, in which case it would serve more people. Bon Appetit!
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