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:

• Put the oil, onions, celery, carrots, potatoes and bay leaves in a big casserole dish, or two saucepans. Fry gently until the onions are softened - about 10-15 mins. Fill the kettle and boil it.
• Stir in the tomato purée, sugar, vinegar, chopped tomatoes and passata, then crumble in the stock cubes. Add 1 litre boiling water and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer for 15 mins until the potato is tender, then remove the bay leaves. Purée with a stick blender (or ladle into a blender in batches) until very smooth. Season to taste and add a pinch more sugar if it needs it. The soup can now be cooled and chilled for up to 2 days, or frozen for up to 3 months.
• To serve, reheat the soup, stirring in the milk - try not to let it boil. Serve in small bowls for the children with cheesy sausage rolls then later in bowls for the adults as Hot Bloody Mary soup (see 'Goes well with' recipes, below).

Steps:

• Simmer tomatoes, onions, sugar, and salt and pepper. Once onions are soft, strain. Set liquid aside.
• In a saucepan, melt the butter or margarine. Stir in the flour. Whisk in the milk, and cook until thickened. Slowly add the reserved tomato liquid, and gently heat. Serve hot.

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:

• In a large saucepan, combine the flour, sugar and 1/4 cup milk; stir until smooth. Add remaining milk. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Slowly stir in hot tomato juice until blended. Sprinkle with parsley.

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.

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt the butter over med-high heat.
• Add the onion and cook, stirring, until very tender, 7-10 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic, Cajun seasoning, and cayenne pepper and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Stir in the diced tomatoes and broth.
• Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• Working in batches, transfer the soup to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
• Return the soup to the pot.
• Stir in the sour cream and salt and simmer until heated through, about 3 minutes.
• Serve piping hot.