Recipe of Ultimate Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

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As for the number of servings that can be served to make Creamy Tomato Basil Soup is 4 servings. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.

Just in addition, the time it takes to cook Creamy Tomato Basil Soup estimated approx 45 mins.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have Creamy Tomato Basil Soup using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

A tomato soup so creamy and delicious you'll never reach for a can of "Campbell's" again! Using evaporated milk instead of heavy cream reduces the calories and fat while maintaining a hearty richness! Goes great with a grilled turkey and cheese!

Ingredients and spices that need to be Take to make Creamy Tomato Basil Soup:

1. 2 tbs butter
2. 1 tsp olive oil
3. 1 medium onion - chopped
4. 3 cloves garlic - crushed
5. 2 (14.5 oz) cans whole tomatoes - drained
6. 6 cups tomato juice
7. 4-6 tbs granulated sugar
8. 2 tsp chicken soup base (or 2 cubes bullion)
9. 1/4 tsp black pepper
10. to taste sea salt
11. 1 cup evaporated milk
12. 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
13. Optional garnishes (per bowl)
14. 1 tsp chiffonade of fresh basil
15. 1 tsp chopped fresh parsley
16. 3-4 seasoned croutons
17. 2 tsp shredded mozzarella or parmesan
18. couple dashes Tabasco sauce
19. drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
20. pinch cayenne powder or smoked paprika

Steps to make to make Creamy Tomato Basil Soup

1. Melt butter with olive oil in a 3 to 4 quart stock pot over medium heat. Add onions and garlic. Sautee until onions are translucent. About 5 - 7 minutes.
2. Transfer onion and garlic to blender. Add drained cans of whole tomatoes. Cover and pulse until you have a coarse puree. Note: You may want to vent the lid slightly so steam doesn't pop the lid off.
3. Transfer puree back to stockpot over medium high heat. Add tomato juice, soup base and 3 tbs of the sugar. Taste and add up to 1 more tbs sugar at this time. Note: The sugar is used to help cut the acidity of the tomatoes. The acidity of tomatoes can vary from batch to batch so always start low when adding the sugar.
4. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer uncovered for 20 - 25 minutes to reduce slightly (about the consistency of a thin gravy). Taste soup after it has reduced. Add pepper, salt to taste, and up to 2 tbs more sugar as needed/desired (I normally use the full 6 tbs).
5. Reduce heat to low. Once soup has stopped bubbling stir in evaporated milk until well incorporated. Then stir in chopped basil. Cover and let sit about 5 minutes for flavors to blend.
6. Dish up and garnish with any combination of suggested garnishes above.
7. Alternate version: For a smoother consistency, before adding evaporated milk carefully run soup through a fine mesh sieve to remove all the solids. Return to pot, then add evaporated milk and basil as in step 5.

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