Creamy Creole Tomato Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. , Add the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 25 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Discard bay leaf before serving.

Steps:

• In a 6-quart stockpot or Dutch oven, heat oil, butter and pepper flakes over medium heat until butter is melted. Add carrots and onion; cook, uncovered, over medium heat, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened, 8-10 minutes. Add garlic and dried basil; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Stir in tomatoes, chicken stock, tomato paste, sugar, salt and pepper; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, to let flavors blend, 20-25 minutes. , Remove pan from heat. Using a blender, puree soup in batches until smooth. If desired, slowly stir in heavy cream, stirring continuously to incorporate; return to stove to heat through. Top servings with fresh basil if desired.

Steps:

• Pour tomatoes into a 2 quart casserole, sprinkle with hot sauce. Mix next 9 ingredients and sprinkle over tomatoes. Add the onion, green pepper and celery, and the sliced sausages. Cover with lid or foil and bake for 1 hour in a preheated 350 degree oven. Great with creamy grits or rice.

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• Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium-low heat. Add the onions and carrots and saute for about 10 minutes, until very tender. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, sugar, tomato paste, basil, chicken stock, salt, and pepper and stir well. Bring the soup to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer, uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes, until the tomatoes are very tender.
• Add the cream to the soup and process it through a food mill into a bowl, discarding only the dry pulp that's left. Reheat the soup over low heat just until hot and serve with julienned basil leaves and/or croutons.

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, over medium heat, saute onions in butter until translucent. Remove from the heat. Stir in the flour so that no lumps remain, then slowly whisk in the tomato juice. Return to the heat and add salt to taste. Cook until just boiling but turn off the heat before it boils. Let cool 10 minutes then slowly stir in milk. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Cut tomatoes into quarters.
• Cut the jalapeno in half.
• Place tomatoes, jalapeno, salt and basil into a large 4-quart pot and add 2 cups of water. Bring to a simmer and simmer for 90 minutes.
• Pour the soup through a fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth to remove any pulp. Reserve the liquid and place in refrigerator until cold.
• Clean and devein the shrimp. Grill about 2-3 minutes per side, until just done.
• Place shrimp in a bowl with olive oil, red wine vinegar, basil stem, and the juice of one jalapeno. The marinade will continue to cook the shrimp and infuse the flavors.
• Cover and place in the refrigerator.
• Chill 4 shallow soup bowls.
• Ladle the chilled bowls into 1/2-1 cup tomato broth. Remove the shrimp from the marinade and blot the excess marinade with a paper towel then place four shrimp in each bowl. finish with a garnish of fresh jalapeno slivers.

Steps:

• In a Dutch Oven over medium heat, melt margarine.
• Add green pepper, onion, garlic and 3 tablespoons of the broth. Cook, stirring, until onion is soft (about 10 minutes). If liquid begins to evaporate, add a little more broth.
• Add all remaining ingredients. Cover and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for at least 15 minutes, or until green pepper is tender and flavors are well blended.
• Serve hot.
• Soup will keep in refrigerator for 2-3 days and then reheated.