Homemade Tomato soup
"My daughter gave me this recipe one day when we were looking for a recipe that was vegan. It can be vegan or not. It was a hit."
Original is 5 cups servings
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (378.6 g)
- Calories 380.8
- Total Fat - 14.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.1 g
- Cholesterol - 34.2 mg
- Sodium - 590.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 55.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.6 g
- Sugars - 12.1 g
- Protein - 11.9 g
- Calcium - 159.9 mg
- Iron - 2.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 29 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Heat butter in a heavy pan over medium heat .Add onions and saute until soft, about 3-4 minutes. add carrots sand saute 3-4 minutes longer until onions are golden.
Step 2
Add tomatoes, water, bouillon cubes,( or broth honey)- or sugar , salt and pepper.
Step 3
Stir ,increase heat and bring to a simmer cover then lowed heat to low , to a simmer .Simmer 10 to 15minutesuntil tomatoes have broken down and carrots are tender.
Step 4
Using an immersion blender ,blend the soup adding the basil.
Step 5
Stir in cream ,adjust salt and cayenne.
Step 6
Whisk in sour cream if you like.
Tips
No special items needed.