Creamy Tomato Soup- From Scratch

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 1/2 lbs ripe roma tomatoes, chopped
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 3 cups fresh vegetable broth
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup half-and-half

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter with the oil over low heat in a pot.
• 2 add the onion; wilt over low heat for 8 to 10 minutes.
• 3 add the garlic during the last 2 minutes, stirring.
• 4 sprinkle with flour and cook 3 minutes longer, stirring.
• 5 add the tomatoes, tomato paste, sugar, and broth.
• 6 bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cover; cook over medium-low heat for 30 minutes.
• 7 season with cloves, salt, and pepper.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 purée the soup in a food processor or blender, a small portion at a time.
• 10 pour through a strainer into a pot.
• 11 stir in the half-and-half.
• 12 warm the soup before serving.