Tomato Soup

[Lizann]

I've tried loads of times to make tomato soup, but so far none taste that great.  Does anyone have a never fail great tasting recipe?  I've tried so many and don't want to waste my tomatoes.

[Lizann]

[Lizann]

Oops, sorry, this should be in recipes.  I'm a numptie!

[GRACELAND]

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What a Forty two carrot Plonker You are

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[amphibian]

For a truly tomato taste cut the tomatoes in half and roast them. When they are roasted pull the skins off, blitz them then make them into soup. I leave the seeds in, put you can remove them before roasting if you prefer. Some chefs also chuck the truss in the pan, fishing it out when its cooked. Of course the truss is poisonous, but I assume none of the solanine leaches out.

[Lizann]

Thanks.  Do you roast with olive oil?

[Tin Shed]

Nigel Slater does a superb roasted tomato soup -
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/roasttomatosoup_89194.shtml
I also add a mild chilli to give it a bit of a kick!

[amphibian]

Thanks.  Do you roast with olive oil?

Yes.

For a truly powerful taste use a sweet strong cherry tomato, fiddly but pow!

[manicscousers]

we add onion and basil  ;D

[Borlotti]

I have made it, but it didn't taste as good as tinned soup.  ??? ???  If my toms ever turn red will use them in salad, bolognese sauce or cheese on toast, pizzas etc. etc. etc.   Tomato soup is a pain to make, and Baxters or Heinz are 3 tins for a £1.  Why try and compete with the experts.

[MrBean]

That's because tinned tomato soup doesn't taste of tomatoes. Your taste buds need re-educating. If you don't want to compete with experts just buy ready meals and processed food.

I'd rather compete, and eat decent unadulterated food. Homemade soup can easily taste better than a tinned offering.

[Borlotti]

OK but just because it is homemade, does not necessarily it makes it better.  I just love Heinz or Baxters soup, and after growing it, picking it, cooking it, it is not sometimes better than tinned soup just because it is home made.  In fact my children would only eat frozen pastry because mine was so rubbish, but it was made with love and still tasted rubbish.  Obviously Heinz have a good recipe or else we wouldn't eat their soup, and I still like their tomato and vegetable soup, even though I can make my own.  Doesn't mine to say that because I have grown it and cooked it it tastes better. Birds tinned custard is brilliant, although I can make my own, like my mother did, with lumps.  ;D ;D

[Sparkly]

If you want a tomato soup that tastes liked tinned  :-\

Just make a carrot based soup with onions, lots of carrots, garlic, some tinned/fresh toms and veg stock. Blitz and then add a load of tomato puree.

Tastes like tinned tomato soup, which is pretty different to actual tomato soup. Very cheap to make and not full of rubbish.

[jokey]

my mum and myself make a really simple tomato soup that always goes down well

fry a onion in a bit of butter and a teaspoon of flour,  add chopped tomatoes (in quarters) skin and seeds we like the bits and veggie stock.  about 1 pound of toms to a pint of stock.  bung in a bouquet garni lots of pepper and some salt.  simmer about 20 mins or so until toms soft, take out bouquet garni and whizz.

we love it ;D

[Robert_Brenchley]

Tinned tomato puree is almost tasteless. A few years ago I made a batch of tomato chutney, and the family turned their noses up because it tasted of tomato, unlike the sweet sickly stuff you get from Tesco's.

[JoeCocker]

The best tomatoe soup i've made is to first roast the tomates (cut in half with sliced garlic and a basil leave with olive oil)the add to the pan with red wine vinegar, chilli (roasted with tomatoes) and more garlic, add some veg stock, heat for approx 20 mins then whiz

Gorgeous

[123b]

Here is my recipe, made it last night!!

I have a passata machine, so I use passata'd tomatoes. Yesterday I bought 10Kg tomatoes at 39p per Kg in Lidl!! So decided to make some soup while I made the passata!

I use ....
A square of Stork block margarine, probably about 1oz.
Add 4 med chopped onions.
Slightly brown.
Add a tsp of dried garlic flakes
Cook for about a minute, then add 1 Tbsp of plain flour, make into a paste.
Add 1.5l hot water with 6tsp Marigold Boullion.
Add 2l tomato passata
Cook slowly for about 30-45 mins, do not boil.
Whizz with hand blender
About 5 mins before serving add 4 tsp of tomato pesto

This made enough for 6-8 people

Last night I served with med roast veg (courgette, peppers, red onion, mushrooms, roasted in olive oil, garlic, oregano and basil) and chapatis (300g chapati flour with cold water to make dough. Makes 8).

[non-stick]

Mrs Stick makes a lovely tomato soup - not sure of the exact recipe but it's very simple and tastes wonderful. Everyone to their own but it knocks spots of any tinned variety (imho)

[RobinOfTheHood]

Tomato and pepper soup for me. Luvverly!  :P

[cleo]

 Does anyone have a never fail great tasting recipe?  I've tried so many and don't want to waste my tomatoes.

I have one but it`s too long to post here-it starts with plenty of bones to make the stock.

A good stock is the heart of any soup