Ree Drummond's Best Tomato Soup Ever

Be the first to
rate this recipe!
member ratings
Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 249.3
  • Total Fat: 14.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 41.5 mg
  • Sodium: 296.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 21.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.2 g
  • Protein: 3.2 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Ree Drummond's Best Tomato Soup Ever calories by ingredient



Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients


    1 medium white or yellow onion
    6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter
    Two 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes
    One 46-ounce bottle or can tomato juice
    3 to 6 tablespoons sugar
    1 or 2 tablespoons chicken base, or 3 chicken bouillon cubes
    Freshly ground black pepper
    1 cup sherry, optional
    1 1/2 cups heavy cream
    1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
    1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

    Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/best-tomato-soup-ever.html?oc=linkback

Directions

To begin, dice the onion. Melt the butter in a large pot or Dutch oven. Throw in the onion and cook until translucent.

Now dump in the diced tomatoes and stir to combine. Add the tomato juice.

Next - and this is important - in order to combat the acidity of the tomatoes add 3 to 6 tablespoons of sugar. Now, you'll want to start on the low side, then taste and add more as needed. Some tomatoes and juice have more of an acidic bite than others. (For what it's worth, and I realize it's not worth much, I use 6 tablespoons of sugar.)

Next, add 1 or 2 tablespoons chicken base to the pot. I added 3, and it wound up being a little too much.

Now you can add lots of freshly ground black pepper. Stir to combine, then heat almost to a boil. Then turn off the heat.

Add in the sherry if desired. Stir in the cream. Add the basil and parsley and stir.

Serve the soup warm!

Read more at: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/best-tomato-soup-ever.html?oc=linkback

Serving Size: Makes 6-8 1.5 cups servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BADGIRLBLUES.