Warren’s Roasted Tomato Soup

CategoryDifficultyIntermediate
Yields1 Serving
Prep Time40 minsCook Time40 minsTotal Time1 hr 30 mins
 2 kg Ripe Tomatoes (mix of cherry and larger fruit works well)
 1 Large Red Onion
 1 Hand full chopped coriander
 1 Stalk Celery (chopped finely)
 1 Carrot (chopped finely)
 1 ½ l Chicken Stock
 You could also add cracked Black Pepper Corns, or Chilli, or Ginger
1

Place Tomatoes on baking trays and drizzle with olive oil. Bake at 180 C for about 40 to 50 minutes, until soft, wrinkled and slightly browned.

2

In a large saucepan, sauté finely chopped onion, carrot, and celery until lightly coloured. Add Chopped Garlic Cloves and sauté .

3

Add the baked Tomatoes (including all the juices and baking pan scrapings) mix well and heat through, then add the Chicken Stock.

4

Bring to a simmer then add the chopped Coriander, then simmer for 5 more minutes

5

Pass through a Moulie with large sieve grate, then pass through a second time with a finer grate, making sure to retain as much of the ground tomato pulp from the underside of the moulie in the soup.

6

Divide into preserving jars and process

To Serve :
7

Heat Soup and season to your taste. You could mix through a knob of butter to make the soup a little richer and some roughly chopped parsley.

To Preserve:
8

For 4 large (800 ml) Jars...
To preserve in microwave - seal bottles using metal lids, then microwave on Full Power for 10 minutes, then at 75% Power for another 5 minutes.
Remove, check lids are sealed (careful - hot!) - let cool overnight and repeat the microwave process next day. Will keep for 12 months if well sealed.
Microwave Preserving based on ideas presented in "5 Minute Microwave Bottling" by Isabel Webb (Published by The Five Mile Press)

Ingredients

 2 kg Ripe Tomatoes (mix of cherry and larger fruit works well)
 1 Large Red Onion
 1 Hand full chopped coriander
 1 Stalk Celery (chopped finely)
 1 Carrot (chopped finely)
 1 ½ l Chicken Stock
 You could also add cracked Black Pepper Corns, or Chilli, or Ginger

Directions

1

Place Tomatoes on baking trays and drizzle with olive oil. Bake at 180 C for about 40 to 50 minutes, until soft, wrinkled and slightly browned.

2

In a large saucepan, sauté finely chopped onion, carrot, and celery until lightly coloured. Add Chopped Garlic Cloves and sauté .

3

Add the baked Tomatoes (including all the juices and baking pan scrapings) mix well and heat through, then add the Chicken Stock.

4

Bring to a simmer then add the chopped Coriander, then simmer for 5 more minutes

5

Pass through a Moulie with large sieve grate, then pass through a second time with a finer grate, making sure to retain as much of the ground tomato pulp from the underside of the moulie in the soup.

6

Divide into preserving jars and process

To Serve :
7

Heat Soup and season to your taste. You could mix through a knob of butter to make the soup a little richer and some roughly chopped parsley.

To Preserve:
8

For 4 large (800 ml) Jars...
To preserve in microwave - seal bottles using metal lids, then microwave on Full Power for 10 minutes, then at 75% Power for another 5 minutes.
Remove, check lids are sealed (careful - hot!) - let cool overnight and repeat the microwave process next day. Will keep for 12 months if well sealed.
Microwave Preserving based on ideas presented in "5 Minute Microwave Bottling" by Isabel Webb (Published by The Five Mile Press)

Warren’s Roasted Tomato Soup