Creamy Tomato Bisque
This creamy tomato bisque is perfect comfort food for winters. This tomato soup is rich and creamy with a smooth texture. Serve it with toasted bread or any other side dish.
Servings: 2
Equipment
- Fine-mesh Strainer
Ingredients
- 2 lb tomatoes fresh and ripe
- 8 - 10 garlic cloves (minced) sub - 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 medium onion roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp tomato puree 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 2 fresh thyme sprigs ½ - ¾ tsp dried thyme
- ½ tsp Black Pepper Powder
- 2 tsp sugar (as per taste)
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp dried basil leaves sub - 10 - 12 fresh basil leaves finely chopped
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper optional
- 2 - 3 cups vegetable stock
- ¼ cup fresh cream dairy / non-dairy
Instructions
- Cut the cross (X) mark on one end of the tomatoes. Then either blanch it for 3 - 5 minutes or microwave for 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let it cool for some time.
- Peel off the skin from the incision. Mash it roughly.
- Heat butter/ oil in a saucepan.
- Add chopped onion and garlic. saute till translucent.
- Now add blanched mashed tomatoes.
- Add herbs, spices, sugar, and tomato puree / paste.
- Stir to mix them all.
- Saute for 2 - 3 minutes.
- Then add 1 cup of vegetable broth and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes.
- Now when you see tomatoes are well cooked and mushy, blend it to a puree using immersion blender or regular blender.
- If you are using a regular blender, wait a little to cool the soup a little.
- Strain out the tomato to the same saucepan using a fine-mesh strainer.
- Cook and simmer for another 3 - 5 minutes.
- Add cream to the soup. Give it a nice stir.
- Turn off heat. Serve them piping hot.
- Drizzle some olive oil or cream along with a garnish of fresh basil leaves.
- Add toasted bread bites or croutons to it.
- Creamy tomato bisque is ready to be served.
Notes
If you are using a regular blender, wait a little to cool the soup a little. I have used a regular blender because I wanted to strain out the large bites and pieces left in the soup. However, this is totally personal choice. This way the soup gets a smooth texture.