TOMATO BISQUE SOUP RECIPE FROM SCRATCH RECIPES

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the onion, celery, carrot, and garlic. Cook and stir until the vegetables are tender and beginning to brown, about 8 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook 1 minute longer, stirring constantly.
• Stir in the tomato paste, chicken broth, tomatoes, sugar, and nutmeg. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes until the vegetables are very tender.
• Pour half to three-quarters of the soup into a blender-depending on how chunky you want it-filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup in the saucepan.
• Return the pureed soup to the saucepan and stir in the cream. Cook over medium heat until the soup is hot. Season with salt and pepper to taste before serving.

Steps:

• Melt the butter with the oil over low heat in a pot.
• Add the onion; wilt over low heat for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Add the garlic during the last 2 minutes, stirring.
• Sprinkle with flour and cook 3 minutes longer, stirring.
• Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, and broth.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cover; cook over medium-low heat for 30 minutes.
• Season with cloves, salt, and pepper.
• Remove from heat.
• Purée the soup in a food processor or blender, a small portion at a time.
• Pour through a strainer into a pot.
• Stir in the half-and-half.
• Warm the soup before serving.