Real
Tomato Soup
Ingredients
10
lbs ripe plum tomatoes – cut each tomato in 8 pieces
½ large
red onion diced
4
cloves garlic diced
juice
of 1 fresh orange (no pips please)
5
vegetarian bouillon cubes
¼ tbsp
ground ginger, sage, basil
4
tbsp olive oil
2
times 2 cups of cold water
What
to do
In
your largest pot, cook the tomatoes, 2 cups of water, the onions
and the garlic for about 15-20 minutes on medium heat until the
tomatoes are nice and soft. Turn off the heat and let the tomato
mix cool down a bit. Use a food mill (We bought ours at
Linen & Things for about 20 bucks) to strain the mix into
a bowl so you will have no skins or seeds in your tomato puree
(goop). Add the orange juice and stir it in. In your large
cooking pot, add the olive oil, the other spices to taste, and
the 2 cups of water you have left. Add your tomato puree
and simmer this with the lid on for about 15 minutes until the
soup is well warmed.
You
can spice this up very nicely by letting a chipotle pepper soak
in the soup while it simmers, or by adding white pepper
or pimento peppers. You might also dress this soup
up with a dollop of cream, a fresh (thai) basil leaf or some
grated cheese.
Serve
this hot and harvest some real smiles!
