Italian Tomato Bisque

Recipe Ingredients

2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Roma tomato
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Onion - sliced thin (medium)
1 tablespoon	15ml	Butter
1 tablespoon	15ml	Brown sugar
2		Whole cloves
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Freshly-ground black pepper
2 teaspoons	10ml	Finely-chopped fresh basil
1/2		Half-and-half
1 cup	237ml	Milk
2 tablespoons	30ml	Chopped chives
1/2 cup	118ml	Dry red wine - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Blanch the tomatoes until skin comes loose, then skin, seed, and chop coarsley.

Saute onion in butter a few minutes, then add all ingredients except the milk and cream. Simmer for about 25 minutes, and remove the cloves.

Transfer to a blender or food processor, and puree. Add half-and-half, and the milk. (If preparing before-hand, put aside in the refrigerator at this point.)

Heat up in a sauce pan and sprinkle chives on top before serving.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source:
Undocumented, but from the WWW

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