Quick Tomato Soup

Name: Quick Tomato Soup
Ingredients: 1/4 cup chopped onion; 1/4 cup chopped celery; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 quart tomato juice; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 whole cloves; 2 cups beef consomme; 3 tablespoons lemon juice; Fresh watercress or parsley sprigs

10 ingredients

2 steps

Ingredients

1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped celery
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 quart tomato juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 whole cloves
2 cups beef consomme
3 tablespoons lemon juice
Fresh watercress or parsley sprigs

Directions

1

Saute onion and celery in oil in a medium saucepan until tender. Drain well. Add tomato juice, sugar, salt, and cloves. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Strain mixture; discard vegetables and whole spice. Cool to room temperature. Blot fat from surface of tomato mixture with paper towels.
2

Combine tomato mixture, consomme, and lemon juice in saucepan. Cook over low heat until thoroughly heated. Ladle soup into individual serving bowls. Garnish with watercress or parsley.