How To Cook Easy Tomato Soup

 

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon yellow onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 crushed tomato with juice 
  
• 1 cup chicken stock or Japanese Dashi
• 1 cup chopped fresh basil (plus more to serve)
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated,(plus more to serve)

Instructions

1. Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add butter, then add chopped onions. 
   
   
   
2. Saute it for 10-12 minutes, stirring it occasionally untill softened and golden.
3. Add minced garlic and saute it for 1 minute untill fragrant, 

   

   
   
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5. Add crushed tomatoes with their juice, chicken stock, chopped basil, sugar and black pepper. 

   

   
   

   

   

   

   
   
6. Stir together and bring it to a boil. Reduce heat and partially cover it with lid for 10 minutes. 

   
   
7. You can leave your soup with a chunky consistency, but if you like a blended/creamy soup, use an immersion blender to blend the soup to your desired consistency. 
8. Return the blended soup to the pot over medium heat. 

   
   
9. Add the heavy cream and the grated parmesan cheese. Season it with salt and black pepper. 

   

   

   
   
10. Ladle it into warm bolws and garnish it with more parmesan cheese and basil leaves.