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Tomato Soup with rice
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Tomato Soup with rice I hate tomato soup! I refuse to eat it anywhere! However, my girlfriend loves tomato soup. Because I hate it so much, and I love making food for people that hate something and then having them love it after I've redesigned it, re-reciped it, I decided to make a tomato soup for me that I LOVE! I actually came up with two tomato soup recipes, this is the first one before I came up with the other. Put into a 2 quart pot first saute 4 cloves of garlic in olive oil, then add 2 lb of diced fresh tomatoes, the riper, the better! I go to a local farmer's market and get their through aways. Skins and all. If you don't want the skins, then blanch the tomatoes and peel. Too much work for me. 2 medium carrots, finely diced, adds sweetness and offsets the acidity of the tomatoes optional 1 celery rib finely diced, adds a nice flavor orange zest 1 tsp fresh thyme 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes 1/4 tsp fennel seeds, very important! 1 bay leaf, remove this before eating! Do not let it crumble, it will choke you! 2 cups water 2 cups homemade chicken broth 3/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper pinch of saffron threads, adds a very nice flavor to the soup 1-2 tsp sugar to offset the acidity of the tomatoes 1/4 cup white rice 1/4 chopped fresh basil 1/4 finely diced fennel bulb 1/2 cup of Lavli Juices Smashing Tomato, more than 1/2 cup is ok also this tomato juice has a bit of a bite and an unusual taste compared to regular tomato juice or V-8 Cook this until the carrots are soft. And if you want, at the end, put a wand blender in it and blend as finely as you want, less for chunky tomato soup. You can also remove half the soup and blend the other half and then add back the unblended soup. I sprinkled some cheese on top of the bowl when I served it. |
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