Roasted Tomato Basil Bisque Recipe 465

ROASTED TOMATO BASIL SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toss together the tomatoes, 1/4 cup olive oil, salt, and pepper. Spread the tomatoes in 1 layer on a baking sheet and roast for 45 minutes.
• In an 8-quart stockpot over medium heat, saute the onions and garlic with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, the butter, and red pepper flakes for 10 minutes, until the onions start to brown. Add the canned tomatoes, basil, thyme, and chicken stock. Add the oven-roasted tomatoes, including the liquid on the baking sheet. Bring to a boil and simmer uncovered for 40 minutes. Pass through a food mill fitted with the coarsest blade. Taste for seasonings. Serve hot or cold.

ROASTED TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the drained whole tomatoes, olive oil, light brown sugar, carrots and shallots, and toss to coat. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper. Place the vegetables on a silicone or parchment-lined baking sheet and roast until caramelized, about 30 minutes.
• Heat a soup pot over medium heat. Add the butter and cook until foaming. Add the crushed red pepper and garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add the tomato paste and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Then add the sherry. Cook until all the liquid has evaporated and the alcohol has cooked off, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the roasted vegetables, crushed tomatoes and 1 cup chicken stock. Season with salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Let simmer for 15 minutes.
• Add the heavy cream and, using an immersion blender, puree the soup until uniform in texture. Add more chicken stock to adjust the consistency to how you like it.

ROASTED TOMATO-BASIL BISQUE

Steps:

• Preheat two ovens to 450°F. If you only have one oven, arrange the racks so that they're evenly spaced to accommodate a good air flow.
• Lightly grease one sheet pan with extra virgin olive oil and assemble the cut tomatoes onto the pan in a single layer. Roast the tomatoes for 30-35 minutes, or until they are browned on the edges.
• Toss the celery, carrots, and onions in 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Nestle the head of garlic (cut side up) in a square piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil and pour the remaining olive oil over it. Tightly wrap up the garlic in the foil and place the garlic onto the pan with the veggies.
• Roast the veggies for 30-35 minutes as well. When roasted they should look brown and nicely caramelized.
• Once the vegetables are finished roasting, transfer everything except the garlic to a dutch oven.
• Pour a 1/2 cup of the chicken stock onto the sheet pans and use a wooden spoon to scrape up the browned bits from the pans. Add this liquid to the dutch oven along with the tomatoes, the veggies, and the bay leaf.
• Add the sugar, salt, pepper, and the rest of the chicken stock to the pot. Bring the mixture up to a boil, and reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, for 15 minutes.
• Once the soup has finished cooking, use an immersion blender to puree the mixture*. After a few pulses with the immersion blender, take the head of garlic, and squeeze half of it into the pot, then continue blending until smooth.
• Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the chopped basil and the cream. Stir the cream in well. If you're using very cold cream, you may have to return the pot to the stove and heat it until warmed through. Be sure to avoid boiling the bisque once the cream has been added.

ROASTED TOMATO-BASIL BISQUE RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• After you get the tomatoes cut into halves, lay them out on a sheet pan, season with the kosher salt and pepper - then drizzle each with some of the olive oil. Roast in the oven at 400-degrees for 45-minutes or 20-minutes if you have a "convection oven". I use kitchen shears to cut the strips of bacon into small pieces and render those down on medium heat until cooked. After you get the desired doneness, pull bacon and set aside, leaving the drippings. Put in the onion, thyme, garlic and red pepper flake - season with salt/pepper. Allow to sauté until nice and caramelized. Pull the tomatoes from the oven and place into the stock pot along with the bay leaf and chicken stock. Bring to a boil and then reduce to a slow simmer and cook that way for 30-minutes. This is also the time to add the baking soda if you so choose. After the 30-minutes, add the cream and basil, then use an immersion blender and blend until smooth. You can use a standard blender if you in small batches (*warning, blending larger batches of hot liquids can have undesirable, scalding results) - to a blender and blend on high until smooth. Garnish with a sprig of fresh basil and the bacon. I served mine with a toasted-cheese sandwich that I made using American Cheddar and a nice pugliese bread. Paired really nice with a 2010 Hartford Court "Four Hearts Vineyards" Chardonnay.

TOMATO BASIL BISQUE

Steps:

• Saute the onions and garlic in the butter until soft.
• Add the tomatoes, tomato juice, and bay leaves; simmer for 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool.
• Drain the tomatoes, reserving the juice, and puree them in a blender or food processor with the cream cheese.
• Mix the puree with the reserved juice.
• Add the light cream and season to taste with salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
• Add freshly chopped sweet basil.
• Simmer for 10 minute and serve with bread bowls.

TOMATO BASIL BISQUE

Steps:

• Combine pasta sauce, spinach and broth in a large pot. Bring to a boil; simmer for 5 minutes.
• Puree soup in batches in a blender or using an immersion blender.
• Return to pot and heat through.
• Serve with croutons if desired.

CHUNKY TOMATO-BASIL BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the celery, onion and red pepper in butter for 5-6 minutes or until tender. Add tomatoes and tomato paste. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40 minutes. , Remove from the heat. Stir in the basil, sugar, salt and pepper; cool slightly. Transfer half of the soup mixture to a blender. While processing, gradually add cream; process until pureed. Return to the pan; heat through (do not boil).