Tomato Soup - Sherried Tomato Soup

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Ingredients

• 6 T melted butter
• 1 whole medium onion (diced)
• 1 46 oz can tomato juice
• 2 14 oz cans diced tomatoes
• 1 T (up to 3) chicken base (I used 2)
• 3 T (up to 6) sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 C cooking sherry
• 1 1/2 C heavy cream
• chopped fresh parsley
• chopped fresh basil

Preparation

Step 1

Saute diced onions in butter until translucent. Then add canned tomatoes, tomato juice, chicken base, sugar, pinch of salt, pepper and stir. Bring to a near boil, then turn off heat. Add in sherry and cream and stir. Add in parsley and basil to taste.