Creamy Tomato Soup with Cognac - homemade tomato soup recipe

                         Creamy Tomato Soup with Cognac - homemade tomato soup recipe

Creamy Tomato Soup with Cognac - homemade tomato soup recipe Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter, divide 1 onion, chopped

 15 to 16 garden tomatoes, scalded,
skinned, and whole

 1 teaspoon crushed dried basil

 1 pint heavy cream

 1 teaspoon brown sugar

Salt and white pepper, to taste

 4 to 5 tablespoons cognac, or to ta

Creamy Tomato Soup with Cognac - homemade tomato soup recipe cooking process

Heat 3 tablespoons butter in a large skillet
over medium heat and sauté the onion;
transfer the onion to the slow cooker.
Partially crush the tomatoes with a fork
and add to the slow cooker. Add the basil.
Cover with the lid and cook on low for 5
to 7 hours, or until all the tomatoes are
stewed and juicy.
Force the tomato mixture through a sieve
and discard the pulp and seeds. Put the
smoothed mixture back into the slow
cooker. Heat the heavy cream with the
brown sugar, taking care not to boil it, and
stir and whisk it into the tomato-base.
Season with salt and white pepper.
In a ladle, fl ame 4 to 5 tablespoons
cognac, and stir it into the soup. Swirl in
the remaining 1 tablespoon butter. Serve
warm as a fi rst course.