Zekes Diner Tomato Macaroni Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter.
• Add onion,carrots, celery and celery leaves and sauté until softened.
• Add tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, onion soup mix and beef broth.
• Simmer for 45 minutes; add macaroni and cook on Low until pasta is cooked(app 30 minutes.).
• Taste and add salt and pepper.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan; bring salted water, onion and pasta to a boil.
• Boil approximately 8 minutes till pasta and onion are cooked; stirring occasionally to ensure pasta does not stick to the bottom of the pan.
• DO NOT DRAIN; add tomato juice and bring back to a slow boil for about another 2 minutes.
• Note: You may wish to cook your onions in a bit of butter or olive oil before adding to the boiling water.

Steps:

• Cooking Instructions: Boiling water ( 4 quarts water of 1 LB. box ). Add salt to taste. Add pasta. wait to water comes to a reboil point. Cook until,"al dente" ( firm to the bite ), approximately 9 - 11 minutes. Remove from heat and drain. Very important to rinse in cold water to stop cooking time. DO NOT ADD TO SOUP. When serving Soup place 1 cup cooked macaroni per bowl then fill with the Tomato Broth.
• Store cooked Macaroni in it's own container as well as the Tomato Broth when cooled refrigerate. ENJOY!
• ZEKE'S DINER 1987 Swanton,Vermont

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a stock pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, and parsley; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, coffee, water, sugar, salt, and pepper. Bring the soup to a boil and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Pour the hot soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot. Stir in the cream and heat until warm. Do not boil.