Tomato Soup with Sourdough Croutons
by allthebest • 12 Feb ’12 • profile • 6 Comments
We’ve been a sick household this week. Especially my husband who craves tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches when he is unwell. I stopped by the store on Thursday to pick up some “homemade” tomato soup for dinner. Needless to say, it did not taste homemade nor was it that enjoyable to eat. Perhaps the recipe will remedy our store-bought fiasco.
2 (28- to 32-oz) cans whole tomatoes (in juices)
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
2 teaspoons finely chopped garlic
1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh jalapeño chile (including seeds)
2 teaspoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 1/4 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon sugar
2 teaspoons salt
Drain 1 can tomatoes, discarding juice, then purée with remaining can tomatoes (including juice) in a blender. Cook onion, garlic, chile, and ginger in oil in a 4- to 5-quart heavy nonreactive pot over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until onion is softened, about 8 minutes.
Add cumin and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in puréed tomatoes, broth, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 2 teaspoons salt and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 20 minutes. Working in 3 or 4 batches, blend soup in blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Transfer soup as blended to a sieve set over a large bowl and force through sieve, discarding seeds. Stir in sugar and salt to taste. Reheat in cleaned saucepan if necessary.
For Sourdough Croutons:
2 garlic cloves , crushed
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon butter
3 cups cubed sourdough bread
1 teaspoon coarse black pepper
½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Heat garlic and oil over low heat and melt butter into the oil. Place the bread in a large bowl and toss with garlic oil and butter. Season with pepper, Parmesan and thyme. Spread croutons evenly on baking sheet and bake until crisp and golden. (15 – 25 minutes).
Oh, yummy, I will go and try this! Thanks for the mouth watering image and recipe!
devoted to my Campbell’s tomato soup…until I saw this post. Looks delicious. Best wishes for a speedy recovery
Sounds yummy! I’ve been a little under the weather myself. Thanks for the recipe!
Love a good bowl of tomato soup, true comfort food and wonderfully simple. As you know, also great to pop the tomatoes in a shallow dish and roast them in the oven for 30 mins first.
Hope you are all feeling better.
I hope that all of you are feeling better. The soup sounds fantastic. Keep warm in the blustery Scottish weather. Mary
Nothing like a good homemade soup when you are feeling under the weather! This one sound delish, love the addition of sourdough croutons.
d.j