Tomato Soup

Name: Tomato Soup
Ingredients: 1 small onion, chopped; 3 Tbsp. butter; 6 large ripe tomatoes; 2 tsp. salt; 1/4 tsp. baking soda; 1/4 to 1/2 tsp. sage; 1 c. heavy cream or half and half; 1 c. milk; 4 Tbsp. flour

9 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 small onion, chopped
3 Tbsp. butter
6 large ripe tomatoes
2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. sage
1 c. heavy cream or half and half
1 c. milk
4 Tbsp. flour

Directions

1

Peel tomatoes; seed and chop.
2

(Place tomatoes in boiling water for about 1 minute, then place in cold water; skins will come right off.)
3

Remove seeds and squish tomatoes through your fingers.
4

(I find this much more entertaining than chopping.) Saute onion in butter about 5 minutes.
5

Add tomatoes, salt, soda and sage.
6

Simmer about 15 minutes.
7

Mix milk and flour and add slowly.
8

Add cream and heat.
9

Normally we double this recipe.