Creamed Tomato Soup

Recipe Ingredients

• 3.00 tb Butter (to saute with)
• 2.00 tb Safflower oil
• 2.00 Large onions, chopped
• 0.50 ts Thyme, crushed
• 1.00 ts Basil
• 1.00 ds Salt & pepper
• 10.00 Medium ripe tomatoes,
• Coarsely chopped
• 5.00 tb Tomato paste
• 0.33 c Flour
• 6.00 c Chicken broth
• 1.50 ts Sugar
• 1.00 c Cream
• 1.00 c Milk
• 2.00 tb Butter

Recipe Directions

• Combine butter and oil in soup pot; add onions; saute over low heat, sprinkling with thyme, basil, salt and pepper; stir occassionally.


• When onions are tender, stir in tomatoes and tomato paste; simmer about 18 minutes.


• Blend flour with equal amount of chicken broth; add to tomato mixture and mix well.


• Slowly add remaining chicken broth, stirring well.


• Simmer covered, over low heat, for about 30 minutes.


• Stir occasionally to prevent soup from sticking to bottom of pan.


• Put soup through blender in small batches.


• Reheat puree and stir in sugar, cream and milk.


• Simmer a few minutes; add remaining butter just before serving.

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