Tomato Bisque

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/4 cup chopped carrot
• 1/2 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can plum tomatoes, crushed
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• salt

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a heavy bottom saucepan over medium high heat. add carrots, celery, and onion and cook until tender.
• 2 stir in flour and cook, stirring constantly for 2 minutes. add canned tomatoes, sugar, marjoram, basil, bay leaf, and chicken broth. simmer 30 minutes.
• 3 discard bay leaf. puree soup in batches in a blender until smooth. transfer to a double boiler and stir in heavy cream, curry powder, whit pepper, paprika, and salt. simmer until ready to serve.