Winter Tomato Bisque Recipes

WINTER TOMATO BISQUE

Steps:

• In 4-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add onion and saute until tender.
• Stir flour, tarragon, salt and pepper into onion until well mixed.
• Gradually stir in undiluted broth and water until well combined.
• Add tomato bits and heat mixture to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Cover and reduce heat to low.
• Simmer soup 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, peel, seed and dice tomatoes.
• Stir undiluted tomato soup, milk and half and half into soup until well mixed.
• Increase heat to medium-high and heat soup until bubbles appear around side of pan.
• Do not boil.
• Stir in diced tomatoes and heat through.
• Ladle soup into bowls.
• If desired, sprinkle soup with chopped herbs and place bowls onto plates garnished with sprigs of herbs.
• Note: Dried tomato bits or halves are available in the produce section of most major supermarkets.