Tomato Soup For Lovers Of Spice Food

SPICY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Slice tomatoes, onion and carrot.
• Melt butter in a medium size saucepan.
• Add the onion and carrot, cover, and allow to soften for 5-6 minutes.
• Remove from the heat, stir in the plain flour, add tomatoes, stock or water, bay leaf, sugar, mace or nutmeg and seasoning.
• Stir until boiling, simmer for 20-30 minutes.
• Rub soup through sieve, pour back into rinsed saucepan, and reheat.
• Adjust seasoning, and thicken slightly if necessary with a teaspoon or more of arrowroot blended with a tablespoon of cold water.
• Reboil to cook the arrowroot if used to thicken the soup.
• Add cream if used.
• If cream is added do not boil the soup.
• If required, a teaspoon of tomato paste may be added to the tomato soup for extra colour and flavour.
• Serve with crusty bread, the kind that you have to break apart with your hands.
• Feel free to dip your chunks of bread into the soup.

SPICY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until shimmering. Add the onions and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent and very tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes and their juices, plus the water, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the flavors have melded, about 30 minutes. (If you're in a hurry, you can skip the simmer time -- just add a bit less water.)
• Add the basil, season with salt and pepper, remove from the heat, and let cool briefly, about 5 minutes.
• Set a fine-mesh strainer over a large, heatproof bowl.
• Using a blender, purée the soup in batches until smooth, removing the small cap from the blender lid (the pour lid) and covering the space with a kitchen towel (this allows steam from the hot soup to escape and prevents the blender lid from popping off).
• Pour the blended soup through the strainer, pressing on the solids with a rubber spatula or ladle; discard the solids. Taste the soup and season with additional salt and pepper as needed.
• Return the soup to the saucepan and reheat on medium low until hot.
• If you choose, serve topped with a tablespoon of crème fraîche.

SPICY TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; stir in onions and bay leaves, and cook about 5 minutes until the onions begin to soften. Add flour, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, turmeric, and Indian chili powder. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Pour the water into the pan, and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom with a wooden spoon. Pour in the tomato puree and thin with additional water to desired consistency. Add sugar and salt; cook until sugar is dissolved and soup is hot, about 5 minutes.
• Remove bay leaves and serve with cream if desired.

TOMATO SOUP FOR LOVERS OF SPICE!

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, and heat through over medium heat. Stirring frequently.
• Serve with extra hot sauce at the table, for those who like it extra hot!
• This soup is really delicious.
• Serve with grilled Tomato-Cheese sandwiches.