Tomato soups are made in different versions also can be also made with additions of many vegetables.
Today i decided to make a simple version and served it with a perfect side dish.. grilled potato wedges.
Ingredients
Tomatoes -4
Onion - 1
Bayleaf - 1
Garlic cloves - 2 crushed
Salt as per taste
Sugar depends on taste and tanginess of tomatoes.
Oil or butter - 1 tbsp
Cream - 1 tsp
Method
1) In a pot of boiling water blanch the tomatoes after slitting them into halves. Blanch till skin starts coming off. Drain and let it cool.
2) In a pan add butter melt and then bayleaf, garlic and onion. Let it sweat a little.
3) Then add salt and sugar and fry the onions till they caramalise a little.
4) Remove the skin from the tomatoes and put along with onions.
5) Take out the bayleaf and put all the ingredients in a blender.
6) Blend into a fine puree , add water as needed.
7) Pass thru a strainer and put in pan and let it boil once more. Adjust seasoning.
8) Serve hot topped with cream.
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