Croatian Simple Tomato Soup Recipes

SIMPLE TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat and cook onion and garlic until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes, water, sugar, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes, celery seed, and oregano. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 15 minutes.
• Remove from heat and puree with an immersion blender. Reheat soup until warm and season with more salt and pepper if desired.

CROATIAN SIMPLE TOMATO SOUP

Steps:

• Put olive oil in a pot, heat it and add flour. Fry it until brownish, add cold water and mix until become creamy.
• Add tomato sauce, water, season it with sugar, salt and pepper and cook about 30 minutes. Add rice 15 minutes after soup boils.
• When the rice is done, serve.

CROATIAN SIMPLE TOMATO SALAD

Steps:

• Cut onion into thin rounds. Cut tomato into thin pieces, or into 1/8 parts.
• Put that into a salad bowl; add vinegar, olive oil, water, salt, pepper and marjoram. Mix, cool it for a while and serve.

CROATIAN STUFFED PEPPERS IN TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix ground beef, egg, rice, bread crumbs, and onion powder together in a large bowl.
• Pack the ground beef mixture into the green bell peppers, eliminating all air pockets. Form the remaining beef mixture into large balls.
• Combine water, tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt, black pepper, and garlic powder in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Carefully lower peppers and meatballs into the sauce with a slotted spoon. Bring back to a boil; reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until beef is cooked through and rice is tender, about 1 hour.
• Mix sour cream and flour together in a small bowl. Slowly stir in some of the sauce. Pour into the Dutch oven and mix well. Simmer until flavors combine, 3 to 4 minutes more.