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Tomato: Fresh Tomato Bisque

Source of Recipe

Bon Appetit


List of Ingredients

6 ripe tomatoes
1 medium onion, thin sliced
1 tablespoon butter
1 bay leaf
1 tbl. brown sugar
2 whole cloves
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh basil
1 pint light cream
1 cup milk
6 large croutons
butter
2 tablespoons chopped chives


Recipe

Skin and seed the tomatoes. Saute onion in butter and add the 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 buttered croutons, and sprinkle with chopped chives.