La Madeleine’s Tomato Basil Soup

By KDCooks

Ingredients

• 4 C. canned whole tomatoes, crushed
• 4 C. tomato juice and part vegetable stock or chicken stock
• 12 to 14 washed fresh basil leaves
• 1 C. half & half cream
• 1/4 pound sweet, unsalted butter
• salt to taste
• 1/4 tsp. cracked black pepper

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Combine tomatoes, juice/and or stock in saucepan. Simmer 30 minutes. Puree, along with the basil leaves, in small batches, in blender, food processor (or better yet, one of those handy hand-held food blenders, right in the cooking pan).

Return to saucepan and add cream and butter, while stirring over low heat. Garnish with basil leaves and serve with your favorite bread.