Tomato Creme

Submitted by Claudia Guadagnini

"This is a delicious tomatoes soup. That's the favorite recipe of my husband. Enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 leek
• 50 g butter
• 100 g rice
• 1 kg tomatoes
• 2 liters vegetable stock
• 4 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup cream
• salt
• pepper
• olive oil
• crouton (optional)

directions

1. Cut one leek and sauté in butter.
2. Add rice and sliced tomatoes, and stew for 10-15 minutes.
3. Mix often then add 2 liters of vegetable stock and cook slowly for 1 hour.
4. Pass the soup through a sieve.
5. Put in the casserole the soup, a little bit of stock, and boil it for an additional ½ hour.
6. Remove the foam produced, if any.
7. Few minutes before serve, whip 4 yolks and ½ cup of milk crème.
8. Add 2-3 spoon of soup while mixing.
9. Finally add the rest of the soup, while mixing and pass it through a sieve.
10. Add salt, pepper, oil of olive.
11. Serve it hot, and add croutons if you like.