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Cream of Tomato Soup - Twitchin Kitten - 04-02-2008
Tomato Soup
Remember, the secret of success here is that tomato liquid and white sauce should both be hot, when the former is poured into the latter.
preparation time: 20 min serves 5-6
Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups peeled, diced, raw tomatoes
5 whole cloves
5 whole peppercorns
2 teaspoons sugar
3 sprigs parsley
1 bay leaf
2 slices onion
3/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups Thin White Sauce (see below)
Simmer all ingredients except white sauce for 5 minutes. Force through a sieve. Add enough boiling water to make 2 cups of puree.
Heat the white sauce, then slowly pour the hot tomato puree into the white sauce, stirring all the while.
Serve immediately.
Thin White Sauce
preparation time: 10 min 1 cup
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon flour
1 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Melt butter, blend in flour
Gradually stir in the milk. Simmer, stirring until the mixture boils and thickens. Then cook about 3 minutes more.
Add the salt and pepper
medium white sauce - use 2 tablespoons each: butter,and flour in the above recipe.
thick white sauce - Use 4 tablespoons each butter and flour in the above recipe.
cheese sauce - Add from 1/2 to 3/4 cup grated American cheese to the Thin White Sauce, heating until the cheese is melted. Makes 1 1/2 cups