Tomato Basil Soup, As Close to Nordie's Cafe as I'll Get
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Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: American
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Serves: 8
 
Ingredients
  • 3 28-oz cans whole, peeled organic tomatoes with basil (Trader Joes brand), drained
  • 4 medium carrots, chopped
  • 1 large brown onion
  • 2½ tablespoons dried basil
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 (to 2) packet Chicken Broth Concentrate, paste (Trader Joes brand) or Chicken Base, to taste
  • 4 cups chicken broth (or 1 quart carton)
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • Salt, to taste
  • Pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. In a large stock pot, heat olive oil. Add chopped carrots and onion and season lightly with salt and pepper. Sautee until tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add dried basil and sautee for another 5 minutes until well cooked.
  2. Add canned whole tomatoes (drained) and chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add 1 packet of chicken broth concentrate and stir well. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 45 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat. Using an immersion hand blender, puree the soup mixture until smooth.
  4. Return the soup to medium-low heat. Add cream, stir well, and cook for additional 15 to 20 minutes.
  5. NOTE: If the brand of canned tomatoes that you used provided tomatoes that were more tart than sweet, add additional 1 packet of chicken broth concentrate (paste) to reduce the tartness of the soup.
  6. Season with additional salt and pepper, to taste. Serve immediately.
Notes
Adapted from Epicurious.com For vegan option: try vegetable broth and almond milk as substitutions.
Recipe by Bebe Love Okazu at https://bebeloveokazu.com/2013/07/22/tomato-basil-soup-nordstroms/