BEST CREAM OF TOMATO SOUP

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This is ultimate comfort food for me. Serve with home made bread or a salad and its also great with a BLT. I like leaving the skin on the tomatoes, but you can scald and remove the skins first if you want. The same goes for the potatoes--peel on is fine.

Provided by ktkate

Categories     Potato

Time 1h15m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/4 cup tomato paste
2 cups chopped ripe tomatoes
2 cups diced potatoes
2 cups minced onions
2 cups beef broth
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon basil
4 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk

Steps:

  • In a large pot cook the tomatoes, potatoes, onions, pepper, basil and tomato paste in the beef broth for 30 minutes or until very soft.
  • Make the cream sauce while the vegetables are cooking. Over low heat add the flour to the milk and cook to thicken. Stir almost constantly.
  • Working carefully and in small batches transfer the broth and vegetables to a blender and puree. This is hot do not burn yourself.
  • Return to the pot and add the cream sauce. Stirring well. (As an alternative you may add the cream sauce to broth in the blender while pureeing).
  • Adjust pepper and basil to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 234.9, Fat 5.3, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 17.4, Sodium 487.3, Carbohydrate 39.6, Fiber 4.9, Sugar 8.4, Protein 9.6

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