Creamy Tomato Basil Soup
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, creamy tomato basil soup. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Cooked tomatoes and tomato juice are pureed with fresh basil leaves in this soup thickened with heavy cream. All Reviews for Rich and Creamy Tomato Basil Soup. He made this delicious creamy tomato basil soup with parmesan that I would eat by the bowl full.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook creamy tomato basil soup using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Tomato Basil Soup:
  1. Take 2 tbs butter
  2. Make ready 1 tsp olive oil
  3. Make ready 1 medium onion - chopped
  4. Take 3 cloves garlic - crushed
  5. Prepare 2 (14.5 oz) cans whole tomatoes - drained
  6. Take 6 cups tomato juice
  7. Take 4-6 tbs granulated sugar
  8. Prepare 2 tsp chicken soup base (or 2 cubes bullion)
  9. Take 1/4 tsp black pepper
  10. Take to taste sea salt
  11. Take 1 cup evaporated milk
  12. Get 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
  13. Get Optional garnishes (per bowl)
  14. Get 1 tsp chiffonade of fresh basil
  15. Get 1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
  16. Take 3-4 seasoned croutons
  17. Get 2 tsp shredded mozzarella or parmesan
  18. Get couple dashes Tabasco sauce
  19. Take drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
  20. Prepare pinch cayenne powder or smoked paprika

I've also included instructions for how to make it in the slow cooker and instant pot! This easy Tomato Basil Soup is creamy comfort food loaded with pureed tomatoes, carrots, celery, onions, garlic and basil for multi-dimensional flavor and layers of YUM! You can never go wrong at dinner time with this easy, make ahead friendly, satisfying Tomato Basil Soup! Creamy Tomato Basil Soup is a rich and creamy soup using tomatoes, garlic, sauteed onions, fresh basil, and cream.

Steps to make Creamy Tomato Basil Soup:
  1. Melt butter with olive oil in a 3 to 4 quart stock pot over medium heat. Add onions and garlic. Sautee until onions are translucent. About 5 - 7 minutes.
  2. Transfer onion and garlic to blender. Add drained cans of whole tomatoes. Cover and pulse until you have a coarse puree. Note: You may want to vent the lid slightly so steam doesn't pop the lid off.
  3. Transfer puree back to stockpot over medium high heat. Add tomato juice, soup base and 3 tbs of the sugar. Taste and add up to 1 more tbs sugar at this time. Note: The sugar is used to help cut the acidity of the tomatoes. The acidity of tomatoes can vary from batch to batch so always start low when adding the sugar.
  4. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered for 20 - 25 minutes to reduce slightly (about the consistency of a thin gravy). Taste soup after it has reduced. Add pepper, salt to taste, and up to 2 tbs more sugar as needed/desired (I normally use the full 6 tbs).
  5. Reduce heat to low. Once soup has stopped bubbling stir in evaporated milk until well incorporated. Then stir in chopped basil. Cover and let sit about 5 minutes for flavors to blend.
  6. Dish up and garnish with any combination of suggested garnishes above.
  7. Alternate version: For a smoother consistency, before adding evaporated milk carefully run soup through a fine mesh sieve to remove all the solids. Return to pot, then add evaporated milk and basil as in step 5.

I have been blogging at Modern Honey for almost two years. In some ways, it feels like it flew by and in other ways, it feels like a lifetime. It depends on the day. 🙂 For the past two. Sweet vine-ripened tomatoes are the key to flavor in this creamy soup. Ok, so I know today is Valentines Day and all, so I feel like I need to say HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!

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