Mom's jersey fresh tomato soup

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 larges Onions, finely sliced
4 Bacon strips, cooked
Crisp and crumbled
1½ tablespoon Butter
6 Red ripe Jersey Tomatoes,
Peeled, cored and chopped
2 tablespoons Tomato paste
3 Lemon rind strips
4 cups Chicken stock
1 teaspoon Sugar
½ teaspoon Thyme (dried)
1 teaspoon Basil (dried)
Salt and pepper to taste
Croutons for garnish
Fresh basil sprigs
For garnish

Directions

Saute onions in butter about 5 minutes until tender and golden. Add tomatoes, tomato paste, lemon rind, chicken stock, bacon and herbs. Bring to boil, reduce to simmer until tomatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.

Remove lemon rind. Cool soup, then puree in blender. Strain puree. Reheat before serving. Garnish with croutons and basil sprigs.

Source: Jane Camarota. This recipe won in the soup catagory of the "Jersey Fresh Cookoff".

Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #266 Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 02:50:53 -0400 From: Bill <gfx4tv@...>

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