Real tomato soup

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Recipe by Emma Lewis

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1. Video tutorial: Making soup

1. Heat the olive oil in a large pan, then tip in the onion and garlic. Cook over a moderate heat until the onion has softened, about 5 mins. Stir in the tomato purée, then pour in the chopped tomatoes and basil leaves, and bring up to the boil. Turn the heat down and leave to simmer for about 15 mins until thick and full of flavour. If you like a smooth soup, whizz the mixture at this point to form a smooth sauce. Can now be cooled and frozen for up to 1 month.
2. To finish the soup, tip the tomato mixture into a pan. Spoon the baking soda into a small bowl and pour over 1 tbsp or so of the milk. Mix together until there are no lumps, then tip into the tomato mix and pour over the milk. Bring up to a boil (the mixture will froth, but don't worry - it will go away). Gently simmer for about 5 mins until ready to serve.

Emma says...

Creamy tomato soup is the stuff of childhood, and it's simple to make yourself. I didn't want to overload it with cream and came across this idea of using baking soda when I lived in America - it stops the milk from curdling. Don't worry, you won't taste the baking soda at all.

Per serving

151 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 2 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 11g, salt 0.51 g

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• Henpen

  15 August 2009

  Henpen commented on this recipe

  I honestly cannot understand why everyone is saying what a fantastic recipe this is! As far as I can see only ONE person has made this soup as stated, the rest have all altered it to make it palatable, which to me says the original recipe is a no-no. Well done to you all for making modifications, but time for someone to say 'what a rubbish recipe'!

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• louiseroberts

  18 August 2009

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  just made this for lunch,added the extra puree as advised,think it needed it. was really easy to do and tasted lovely,did benefit from being simmered for longer than 5 minutes at the end,also prefered it with salt added but without is fine for kids. will more than likely make again

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• kristym809

  31 August 2009

  kristym809 commented on this recipe

  What an easy recipe!!! I followed everyone's advice and added in the extra tomatoes - it definitely needs it. Delicious though!!

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• Imi

  24 September 2009

  Imi rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Alright so, the original recipe was a bit of a poor show, but I'm a horrible cook (being a student) and I managed to alter it pretty easily. I made the best soup ever o.o I used 2 tins of tomatoes (came to 480g), 300ml of milk, about twice the amount of puree, half a teaspoon of brown sugar, and (here's my wee secret for the collection!) a teaspoon of marmite. It was amazing. My boyfriend hates marmite with a passion, and even he enjoyed the soup. (Although, I didn't tell him I added it, which probably helped..)

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• lamikins

  18 October 2009

  lamikins commented on this recipe

  What an excellent and easy way to make a good soup. Thanks for putting it on this site!

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• lamikins

  18 October 2009

  lamikins commented on this recipe

  delicious soup, did the extra tomatoes and added cellery and potatoes at the base to flavour and thicken. Blooming lovely!

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• hungry horse

  13 November 2009

  hungry horse commented on this recipe

  With over 40 years experience of cooking I am still trying to figure out what exactly Baking Soda is. There is a difference between baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and this may well be affecting the recipe if not using the correct ingredient. Could I have clarification on this please. Or is this something that is only available in America. I tried the recipe and did find it a bit weak as I expected given the low tomato content. Definitely better with more tomatoes and puree ( added some fresh tomatoes and upped the puree).

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• handful basil leaf
• pinch baking soda
• 600ml milk

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Serves 4

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Prep 5 mins

Cook 25 mins

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Counts as 1 of 5-a-day

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• 1 garlic clove , finely chopped
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 400g can chopped tomatoes
• handful basil leaf
• pinch baking soda
• 600ml milk

Per serving

151 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 13g, fat 2 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 11g, salt 0.51 g

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