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Soups · Recipe No. 411

Tomato Soup with Peppers

Tomato Soup with Peppers made with butter, bacon/smoked red pepper, onion and carrot. The recipe serves 4; change the portions and units below and the amounts update.

  • Serves 4

Method

  1. Melt the butter or marg in a thick-bottomed pan.

  2. Add bacon/pepper, onion and carrot, brown lightly.

  3. Mix in the flour to a sandy texture.

  4. Remove from the heat, mix in the tom puree.

  5. Return to the heat. Gradually add the hot stock.

  6. Stir to the boil. Add the bouquet garni, season lightly.

  7. Simmer for approx.1hr.skim when required.

  8. Remove the bouquet garni and mirepoix.

  9. Pass through a sieve, then a conical strainer.

  10. Put in clean pan, correct seasoning, consistency. Boil.

  11. Toss the julienne of peppers in butter and garnish.

Tip: tap a step to tick it off as you cook.

Shopping list for 4 portions

Meat & poultry

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Tins, jars & stock

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Fresh herbs

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Converted from the Cookeryonline Excel workbook “sr411”.