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Homemade tomato soup from tomato puree and fresh tomatoes.

Tomato Soup Recipe

Judith Coates
A smooth, savory tomato soup with a homemade tomato puree base, fragrant herbs, and a little semolina for gentle thickening. Serve with crusty bread for a comforting French lunch.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine French
Servings 6

Equipment

  • heavy-bottomed pot

Ingredients

  • 2 cups prepared fresh tomato purée
  • 4½ cups beef bouillon or beef stock or vegetarian alternative.
  • 2½ tablespoons semolina
  • Salt and black pepper to taste, only add if needed as tomato purée has salt.

Homemade Purée Base

  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove crushed or finely chopped.
  • 1 lb plum tomatoes roughly chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon dried marjoram or basil.
  • ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper
  • ½ teaspoon sugar taste, if too tart add a pinch more
  • Optional: a ½-inch strip of orange peel

Instructions
 

Make The Base If Needed:

  • Gently cook the 1 onion in 1 tbsp olive oil for about 5 minutes.
  • Add the 1 lb plum tomatoes, 1 garlic clove, ¼ tsp dried marjoram or basil., ¼ tsp each salt and pepper, and ½ tsp sugar. Bring to a simmer, cover, and cook for 20 minutes, stirring often, until the tomatoes soften and break down. Add the Optional: a ½-inch strip of orange peel for the last 5 minutes.
  • Remove the orange peel. Press the mixture through a sieve or purée with an immersion blender. Return to the pan and reduce until thick. Taste before deciding whether a small pinch of sugar is needed.
  • Measure 2 cups of finished purée for the soup.

Finish The Soup:

  • Combine 4½ cups beef bouillon or beef stock and 2 cups prepared fresh tomato purée in a heavy-bottomed pan. Alternatively, use 1½ cups tomato sauce in place of the purée.
  • Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer gently for about 30 minutes.
  • Sprinkle 2½ tablespoons semolina in gradually while whisking. Continue cooking gently and stirring until tender and lightly thickened, following the product’s cooking instructions, about 20 minutes.
  • Adjust the salt and black pepper, then serve with crusty French bread or garlic croûtons.

Notes

  • You can use my Simple Tomato Purée Recipe or Easy Tomato Sauce Recipe, keeping in mind to use less sauce and optional seasoning.
  • Use tomato purée rather than concentrated tomato paste.
  • Use either prepared purée/sauce or the ingredients for making the base; do not count both as separate additions.
  • Tomato ripeness and water content affect the finished purée yield and reduction time.
  • Semolina contains wheat. Omit it for a thinner gluten-free version and verify the remaining ingredients are gluten-free.

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Nutrition

Calories: 90kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 6gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gSodium: 769mgPotassium: 796mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 989IUVitamin C: 18mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 2mg
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