La Madeleine Tomato Basil Soup
if you don’t know what la madeleine is .. http://www.lamadeleine.com/… next time your in the .. southwest.. midwest… not west.
you should try it :)
- 4 cups fresh tomatoes, cored, peeled, and chopped (8-10) or canned whole tomatoes, crushed
- 4 cups tomato juice
- 12-14 basil leaves, washed fresh
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 lb sweet unsalted butter
- salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
Directions
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Combine tomatoes, juice/and or stock in saucepan.
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Simmer 30 minutes. (so that it thickens)
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Puree, along with the basil leaves, in small batches, in blender, food processor (or better yet, one of those handy hand-held food blenders, right in the cooking pan) should be a LITTLE chunky :).
- Return to saucepan and add cream and butter, while stirring, over low heat.
- Garnish with basil leaves and serve with your favorite bread.
