Tomato Soup
also called cream of tomato · tomato bisque · tomato basil soup
- Diner
- serves 4
- about 45 min
- Soups
Three ways to read this recipe
The table
| 1 largeyellow onion | sweat 6 min | simmer 25 min | purée smooth | finish off the heat |
| 4 clovesgarlic | ||||
| 3 Tbsunsalted butter | ||||
| 28 oz(800 g)canned whole tomatoes | ||||
| 2 cups(480 mL; or vegetable stock)chicken stock | ||||
| 1 tspsugar | ||||
| 1 1/2 tspkosher salt | ||||
| 1/2 cup(120 mL)heavy cream | ||||
| 1/4 cupfresh basil | ||||
| 1/2 tspblack pepper | ||||
What to lay out
Everything the recipe asks for, sitting under the step that eats it. Tick each one as you measure it.12 things to get out.
Pans and tools
1sweat 6 min
2simmer 25 min
goes in with what step 1 made
4finish off the heat
goes in with what step 3 made
Cooking it
Tap a step when it is done; the next one lights up.
The clock
- Start to finish
- at least 31 mintwo waits that overlap count once
- Needs you
- 6 minof the steps that give a time
2 of the 4 steps never say how long they take, so both numbers are floors. Nothing here says whether you can walk away, so all 6 min of it is counted as time you are standing over it. The recipe itself says 45 min.
sweat 6 min
6 minneeds you(assumed)from the start
simmer 25 min
25 minwalk away(read off the step)6 min in
purée smooth
not timed31 min in
finish off the heat
not timed31 min in
- needs you
- you can walk away
- never timed
Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.
You'll need Dutch oven · immersion blender
Goes with
See how it is written
>> title: Tomato Soup
>> category: Soups
>> tags: tomato, basil, blender, lunch
>> counters: Diner
>> aka: cream of tomato, tomato bisque, tomato basil soup
>> servings: 4
>> time: 45 min
>> step.1: sweat 6 min
>> step.2: simmer 25 min
>> step.3: purée smooth
Sweat @yellow onion{1%large} and @garlic{4%cloves} in @unsalted butter{3%Tbs} in a #Dutch oven{} for ~{6%min}.
Simmer @&(~1)aromatics{} for ~{25%min} with @canned whole tomatoes{28%oz}(800 g), @chicken stock{2%cups}(480 mL; or vegetable stock), @sugar{1%tsp}, and @kosher salt{1 1/2%tsp}.
Purée @&(~1)soup{} until smooth with an #immersion blender{}.
Finish @&(~1)soup{} off the heat with @heavy cream{1/2%cup}(120 mL), @fresh basil{1/4%cup}, and @black pepper{1/2%tsp}.