Fresh tomato bisque recipe

Recipe ingredients

• 2 pounds ripe tomatoes (about 6)
• 1 onion, sliced thin
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil
• 1 pint light cream
• 1 cup milk
• 6 large toasted butter croutons
• 2 tablespoons chopped chives

Recipe method

• Skin and seed the tomatoes.
• Saute onion in butter and add tomatoes chopped.
• Add bay leaf, sugar, cloves, salt, pepper and basil.
• Simmer, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes are thoroughly cooked, about 25 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf and cloves and transfer mixture to blender to puree (or strain through a coarse sieve).
• Add cream and milk and heat through.
• Serve topped with toasted butter croutons.

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Fresh tomato bisque recipe