Rich Tomato Bisque

The Everything Soup Cookbook, this book has 300 mouthwatering recipes.  There is soup for everything…such as Curried Chicken, Lemon Chicken and Okra, Italian Minestrone Cola, Pumpkin, Rice and Egg.  I’ve picked out for you to try…

 Rich Tomato Bisque Recipe

Rich Tomato Bisque

4 Tbsp. butter

2 onions, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 (28 oz.) can whole tomato, liquid retained

1 (46 oz.) can tomato juice

2 bay leaves

1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese

2 cups half-and-half

Salt and pepper to taste

 

Melt the butter in a soup pot.  Add the onions and garlic and sauté over medium heat until onions are soft.  Add the tomatoes and their liquid, the tomato juice and bay leaves; simmer for 20 minutes, stirring constantly, chopping the tomatoes with the side of a spoon.

Remove from heat and let cool slightly.  Discard the bay leaves.  Puree the solids with some of the liquid in a blender or food processor, along with the cream cheese.  Return to the soup pot.  Add the half-and-half and salt and pepper to taste.  May be served hot or cold.  Garnish with your favorite croutons.

8 servings

 

(Recipe for Rich Tomato Bisque, was in The Everything Soup Cookbook, 2002, 2015)