Joe's Italian Tomato Basil Soup

Submitted by SweetT

"This recipe was in the Birmingham News and it comes from a restaurant in Alabaster, AL called Joe's Italian. Joe's has the best tomato basil soup I have ever eaten!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 29.58 ml butter
• 29.58 ml olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 14.79 ml minced fresh garlic
• 946.36 ml ground tomatoes
• 236.59 ml chicken broth
• 4.92 ml oregano
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 118.29 ml heavy cream or 118.29 ml half-and-half cream
• 59.14 ml chopped fresh basil

directions

1. Melt the butter with the oil over low heat in a heavy bottom pot.
2. Add the onion; wilt over low heat for 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic during the last 2 minutes, stirring.
3. Add the tomatoes and broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cover; cook over medium-low heat for 60 minutes. Season with oregano, salt, and pepper.
4. Add basil. Stir in the cream or half & half, simmer for another 30 minutes.
5. Garnish with fresh basil before serving.
6. Note: When tomatoes are in-season use fresh tomatoes, blanch for 8 minutes and process with food processor. In the winter, use a San Marzano-type canned tomato, drain half of the liquid and process in food processor.

Reviews

[trogerstxgal]

I love this tomato soup, and I don't like tomato soup. When we lived in Birmingham, Joe's was one of my favorite restaurants. I'm glad I have the recipe, now we have moved.