Karen of Karen's Kitchen Stories is our hostess this month for Soup Saturday Swappers. And the theme was Crockpot Soups for July. Which actually is a great idea when it's too hot outside to use the stove. Just chuck everything in and walk away for a few hours.
I had plans, a recipe even and then I changed my mind.
It's my mind and I have the right to do so.
So there.
I found this recipe in a old cookbook that my mother had and I had to make it. Even though it was well before the time of crockpots, it lent itself so well to being cooked in the crock pot and it tasted fantastic.
Rough translation:
1/2 - 1 kg tomatoes chopped in 4 pieces each and boiled in 2 liters of water or a thin soup with a sliced onion, boil 1/2 hour and pour through a fine sieve. 40 grams of butter and 40 grams of flour are mixed together and whisked into the soup to thicken it a little. Served with toasted French bread. The soup may also be thickened with sagomel, stirred in some cold water.
I just couldn't chuck those lovely tomatoes and onion, so I used my immersion blender and blended them into the soup.
This was a great lunch.
Yield: 4-6 servings
Simply Tomato Soup
prep time: 10 minscook time: 4 hourtotal time: 4 hours and 10 mins
This light and filling tomato soup tastes like summer, when you go out to pick fresh tomatoes off the vine.
ingredients:
- 2 lbs, fresh tomatoes, cut into quarters
- 1 onion, rough dice
- 8 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
- 1/4 tsp. Pepper
- 1 tsp. Salt
- Roux made of 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon heavy cream per bowl.
- chopped chives for garnish
instructions:
Place the tomatoes, onion, stock, salt and
pepper into a crockpot. Cook on High
for 3-4 hours. Using an immersion blender, blend the tomatoes and onions into
the soup stock. Mix the flour and
butter together and add to the soup. Cook
an additional hour or so, and then pour the soup through a sieve to remove the
solids. Serve with a little chopped
chives and a drizzle of heavy cream or crème fraiche or some sour cream on top.
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My cookbook Hygge - Danish Food and Recipes would be a great gift for any foodies in your life. Available as a Kindle e book or in paperback. Autographed copies are also available at the Danish Windmill in Elk Horn, Iowa or on their website.
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