A simple homemade dish, and yet super delicious
Personally, I have never made a tomato soup on my own. However, when I go out to eat, often I cannot help but be drawn to that delicious picture of a tomato soup on the menu. Since I was small, I have always liked the unique taste and flavor of different soups. I appreciate the fact that soups are comforting food and can be paired with many main dishes. So, let’s learn how to make tomato soups together!
Note: please use caution and be careful when working with knives to prepare the ingredients or when you are heating up the pot!
The ingredients
This healthy side dish contains numerous ingredients so it also offers a balanced diet! According to allrecipes, some vegetables that are included are tomatoes, garlic cloves, onion, a bit of dried oregano and red pepper flakes. Be sure to use two 28-ounce cans of whole peeled tomatoes, 1 thinly-sliced onion, 1/4 teaspoon of both celery seed and dried oregano, and approximately one pinch of red pepper flakes.
As for the other cooking condiments, it would really add to the creamy flavor to add in a tablespoon of unsalted butter. Additionally, prepare one tablespoon of olive oil, one cup of water, one tablespoon of sugar, and some salt and pepper.
The cooking steps
Ready to cook? After gathering all of the ingredients from the list above, take out a relatively large saucepan that can be used to cook the entire content of the soup. First, place the olive oil, butter, and garlic into the saucepan, and use medium to low heat to cook. Wait until the onion is “soft and translucent”, which takes around five minutes.
Next, add the canned tomatoes, some water, celery seed, the dried oregano, the pinched red pepper flakes, sugar, and salt & pepper to the saucepan. Add these ingredients all at the same time! For each ingredient’s amount, please follow the listed numbers in The ingredients section above. After adding these ingredients, bring the pot to a boil, then reduce the heat to let it simmer for about fifteen minutes, while covering up the saucepan.
And generally, that should be it! After the fifteen minutes end, remove the saucepan from the heat (be careful and don’t get burned!), and use a large spoon to mix the soup. After that, feel free to season it with some more salt and pepper!
Good luck with cooking!
I hope you all find this dish to be appetizing! I will also be sure to try out this recipe soon. The tomato soup isn’t an overly difficult dish, but it is healthy, and can complement bread or other main dishes.