Tomato soup
- 10 g Olive Oil
- 100 g Onion, minced
- 1/4 t Medium-Grain Salt
- 1/4 t Black Peppercorn, ground
- 900 g Tomatoes, peeled, quartered
- 500 g Vegetable Stock
- 5 g Parsley Leaves, chopped
- For Garnish
- Basil Leaves, chopped
- Sauté vegetables. Heat oil in stockpan over medium heat. Add onion, salt, pepper. Coat evenly. Sauté 8 minutes, stirring every 3 minutes. Add tomatoes. Cook 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes, until tomatoes break down.
- Season and simmer. Add stock and spices to stockpan. Bring soup to gentle boil, and reduce heat to low. Cover. Simmer 45 minutes.
- Puree with immersion blender.
- Garnish & serve with remaining spices.
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Child, Julia, Louisette Bertholle, and Simone Beck. Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Volume 1. New York, NY: Knopf, 2001. ↩