Mom's jersey fresh tomato soup
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | larges | Onions, finely sliced |
| 4 | Bacon strips, cooked | |
| Crisp and crumbled | ||
| 1½ | tablespoon | Butter |
| 6 | Red ripe Jersey Tomatoes, | |
| Peeled, cored and chopped | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | Tomato paste |
| 3 | Lemon rind strips | |
| 4 | cups | Chicken stock |
| 1 | teaspoon | Sugar |
| ½ | teaspoon | Thyme (dried) |
| 1 | teaspoon | Basil (dried) |
| Salt and pepper to taste | ||
| Croutons for garnish | ||
| Fresh basil sprigs | ||
| For garnish | ||
Directions
Saute onions in butter about 5 minutes until tender and golden. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, lemon rind, chicken stock, bacon and herbs. Bring to boil, reduce to simmer until tomatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
Remove lemon rind. Cool soup, then puree in blender. Strain puree. Reheat before serving. Garnish with croutons and basil sprigs.
Source: Jane Camarota. This recipe won in the soup catagory of the "Jersey Fresh Cookoff".
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #266 Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 02:50:53 -0400 From: Bill <gfx4tv@...>