Smoky Tomato Bisque Food

HOW TO MAKE TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and celery with a pinch of salt until onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Pour chicken broth and tomatoes into onion mixture. Bring to a simmer and season with paprika, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Turn heat to low and stir rice into soup; skim foam occasionally and simmer until rice and vegetables are very tender, 35 to 45 minutes. Add sugar.
• Blend soup with an immersion blender in the pot until smooth. Whisk 1/2 cup cream into soup and adjust levels of salt, cayenne pepper, black pepper, and sugar. If soup is too thick, add more broth; if soup is too thin, cook, stirring often, until reduced and slightly thickened, about 10 minutes. Ladle into warmed bowls; garnish each bowl with a drizzle of cream and top with about 1 teaspoon chopped basil.

TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• In a medium pot, heat the oil.
• Add the onion and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until tender and lightly browned on the edges, about 7 minutes.
• Add the garlic and thyme; stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Add the tomatoes, broth, honey, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until reduced by a quarter and thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Using a standard or immersion blender, puree about half the soup; it will still be chunky and thick.
• Return it to the pot and stir in the cream.
• Heat gently and adjust the seasonings.
• Ladle into bowls, sprinkle with the parsley if using, and serve immediately.

SMOKY TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except milk, cornstarch, sugar and salt and pepper, in slow cooker; cover and cook on high 4-5 hours.
• Discard pork hocks.
• Process soup in food processor or blender until smooth; return to slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on high 10 minutes.
• Stir in combined remaining ½ cup milk, cornstarch, and sugar, stirring 2-3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

SPICY TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes and broth; bring to a boil and reduce to simmer.
• In the meantime, fry bacon until crisp, remove and reserve.
• Add olive oil, onions, celery, peppers and carrots to pan and sauté until tender; add garlic and sauté 2 minutes; add flour and cook 3 minutes, then puree mixture and add 3 cups of tomato mixture and puree until smooth.
• Incorporate 1 ladle of puree into tomato mixture at a time, add bacon, then puree entire soup.
• Add basil, thyme, and bay leaves and simmer 30 minutes, then remove bay leaf and thyme. Add milk and cream and season to taste.
• Use Tony Chacheres instead of salt if you like things spicy.

TANGY TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Saute the onions and garlic in the butter until soft.
• Add the tomatoes, tomato juice, and bay leaves; simmer for 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool.
• Drain the tomatoes, reserving the juice, and puree them in a blender or food processor with the cream cheese.
• Mix the puree with the reserved juice.
• Add the light cream and season to taste with salt, pepper, and lemon juice.

SHORTCUT TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Combine soup, tomatoes (including juice) and half and half in a pot over medium heat.
• Cook until simmering (or to desired temperature) but not boiling, stirring frequently.
• If using, put a handful of grated cheese (sharp cheddar is nice) in the bowls and ladle soup over it, or sprinkle with parmesan and pepper.

DECADENT TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Place stewed tomatoes in a saucepan.
• Bring to a boil and then turn down to simmer.
• Stir in cream.
• Stir in basil.
• Voila'!