Tomato Bisque

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs ripe tomatoes (or 2 15-ounce cans chopped tomatoes)
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh basil (or 1 teaspoon dried basil)
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 pint light cream
• 1 cup milk
• 6 large croutons, buttered
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives

Recipe

• 1 peel, seed and chop tomatoes.
• 2 saute onion in butter and add the chopped tomatoes.
• 3 add bay leaf, sugar, cloves, salt, pepper and basil.
• 4 simmer, stirring occasionally until tomatoes are thoroughly cooked, about 25 minutes.
• 5 remove bay leaf and cloves and transfer mixture to blender or food processor to puree.
• 6 strain.
• 7 add cream and milk and heat through.
• 8 serve topped with toasted buttered croutons.
• 9 sprinkle with chopped chives.