Miles'
Classic Tomato Soup
Ingredients -- Ovo-Lacto Vegeterian
The classic Tomato Soup meant
to be served with Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. Of course,
if you want the Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, you'll have to use
some sort of Keto bread.
- 1 to 2 large Onions
- As much Garlic as you think goes well with the
Onions (maybe a half head, around eight cloves??)
- High quality canned / peeled or stewed
tomatoes (for example, "Cento San Marzano" cans with the
yellow label)
- Chopped fresh Heirloom tomatoes. The
total of fresh & canned tomatoes should mass about twice
as much as the Onions.
- Butter, Cream, and/or milk (or half-and-half)
depending how fatty you want your soup.
- Optional: Fresh Basil leaves
- Spices to taste including salt, Black Pepper,
Worcestershire sauce, possibly Paprika, small amount of
Oregano
Briefly soften (not full sautée) one to two large,
chopped onions -- and add chopped/minced garlic in whatever
proportion you think goes well with the onions. The
amount of onions you have is equal to 1/3 of the mass of the
soup.
The next 2/3 is a mix of mainly tomatoes -- high-quality
canned/stewed tomatoes, or chopped fresh tomatoes. Avoid
adding any of the water from the cans, only the flesh.
If adding fresh herbs like Basil leaves, do it here.
Cook it all together until these components are soft, about 20
minutes on medium to medium-low heat.
Blend this mixture in a blender while as hot as possible, then
return it to the pot with _no_ or very
low heat. Do not cook after blending.
Now add dried spices: Basil (dried), black pepper,
Worcestershire, hot pepper, possible oregano, etc. Go
easy on the hot spicy stuff.
After blending, keep on low heat and adjust the texture by
adding some fats, a bit at a time, then whisking while they
melt.
Use both heavy cream (try substituting coconut cream?), and
butter. Milk thins it, but the soup is better very
thick. Add the fats (butter and/or cream) after blending
-- not before -- for a smoother soup. Butter and cream
should be very cold when you add them.
Serve hot, but refrigerates well.
