This is my first post in quite awhile. I know all you fans out there have really been missing out on me shareing myself with you. I has been quite a whirlwind for the past few months, and I think its safe to say, no that the Fall season is here. Let's cozy up and have bowl of soup.
This is my first tomato soup. I was sitting on the couch today spending a normal Sunday with my NFL on the tube, when the thunder starts up and the rain comes a tumblin' down. My bro in-law, Aaron, comes and joins me, and while we are "Veggin" on the couch; Sabrina, his wife, brings up the "convo" of lunch.
OH...Lunch! That's what time it is! Aaron pipes up and says, so what about the grilled cheese and Tomato Soup thingy. DING! The cozyness of the soup and crunchy/cheesyness of the grilled cheese sets in. Yummm!
But who in there right mind wants plain ole' from the can Tomato Soup. Especially after watching Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives the night before? Seriously!
So, I saunder on back into the pantry and see what we have in stock...:
Green Chiles
Onions
Then off to the fridge I caper...: *hmmm let's see*
Garlic
Green Onions
Sour Cream
Purple Cabbage
Tomatos: Roma, Beefsteak, Capoli, and Green Tomatos.
Perfect, I found my base for the soup.
Let's head off to the spices to see what inspires me!
Paprika
Chili Powder
Red Pepper Flakes
Chicken Boulion Cubes
Kosher Salt
Cracked Pepper
Now! Let Friggin COOK! *In a scotish accent of course*
Prep Work:
Dice 1/2 of a small onion
Mince 3 to 4 cloves of Garlic
Finley dice 3 to 4 Green Onions
Rough Chop The Roma's, Beefsteak's, and Capoli Tomatos
Throw it in to the saute pan and start acting like you are on Iron Chef America!
Let you onions be your guide. As they turn translusant then all you sauteing is done.
Add about a 1 tsp and a 1/2 of the Chili Powder and Red Pepper Flakes, if you like it spicier then 2 tsp of the Red Pepper Flakes.
Add 3 tsp of the Paprika, eye ball it. If it feels like to much then hold back a pinch or two.
Now let all that just get real good and mixed, married, and smelling up the house. Just enough so your wife will come down the stairs and ask..."Um, Brad, what are you cooking?" with a puzzled look on her face. :)
Then, unwrap the boulion cubes, 2, to be precise. Chop them up and throw them in.
Then add 2 cups of water and let it simmer down and reduce until about 1/4 of the liquid is gone. That will give the base enough time to get just right. Taste it a couple of times, season with the salt and pepper to you liking.....
Then dump all of it in to a blender. Cap it and put it on "mix". Then dump 2 a couple of cans of Tomato soup in as you blending, and then put it up to "puree". Check the soup it should be soupy, and cozy, and simply delicious. I would taste it again while it is in the blender, and salt & pepper to taste.
Then make up some grilled cheese sandy's, make it pretty with your sour cream, green onion, extra rough chopped tomatos especially the green ones (they are so tart and cold compared to the hot soup and taste so good to bite into), sliced purple cabbage, and your off like prom dress!
This is pic is how I did it...Enjoy.
I would like to thank a few people for inspiring this creation, Becky because of her fettish with blogs, with out her I wouldn't publish such a thing, Aaron and Sabrina for bring up the perfect cozy comfort food idea, and my wife for being the offical Taste Judge, she liked it!
This is my first tomato soup. I was sitting on the couch today spending a normal Sunday with my NFL on the tube, when the thunder starts up and the rain comes a tumblin' down. My bro in-law, Aaron, comes and joins me, and while we are "Veggin" on the couch; Sabrina, his wife, brings up the "convo" of lunch.
OH...Lunch! That's what time it is! Aaron pipes up and says, so what about the grilled cheese and Tomato Soup thingy. DING! The cozyness of the soup and crunchy/cheesyness of the grilled cheese sets in. Yummm!
But who in there right mind wants plain ole' from the can Tomato Soup. Especially after watching Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives the night before? Seriously!
So, I saunder on back into the pantry and see what we have in stock...:
Green Chiles
Onions
Then off to the fridge I caper...: *hmmm let's see*
Garlic
Green Onions
Sour Cream
Purple Cabbage
Tomatos: Roma, Beefsteak, Capoli, and Green Tomatos.
Perfect, I found my base for the soup.
Let's head off to the spices to see what inspires me!
Paprika
Chili Powder
Red Pepper Flakes
Chicken Boulion Cubes
Kosher Salt
Cracked Pepper
Now! Let Friggin COOK! *In a scotish accent of course*
Prep Work:
Dice 1/2 of a small onion
Mince 3 to 4 cloves of Garlic
Finley dice 3 to 4 Green Onions
Rough Chop The Roma's, Beefsteak's, and Capoli Tomatos
Throw it in to the saute pan and start acting like you are on Iron Chef America!
Let you onions be your guide. As they turn translusant then all you sauteing is done.
Add about a 1 tsp and a 1/2 of the Chili Powder and Red Pepper Flakes, if you like it spicier then 2 tsp of the Red Pepper Flakes.
Add 3 tsp of the Paprika, eye ball it. If it feels like to much then hold back a pinch or two.
Now let all that just get real good and mixed, married, and smelling up the house. Just enough so your wife will come down the stairs and ask..."Um, Brad, what are you cooking?" with a puzzled look on her face. :)
Then, unwrap the boulion cubes, 2, to be precise. Chop them up and throw them in.
Then add 2 cups of water and let it simmer down and reduce until about 1/4 of the liquid is gone. That will give the base enough time to get just right. Taste it a couple of times, season with the salt and pepper to you liking.....
Then dump all of it in to a blender. Cap it and put it on "mix". Then dump 2 a couple of cans of Tomato soup in as you blending, and then put it up to "puree". Check the soup it should be soupy, and cozy, and simply delicious. I would taste it again while it is in the blender, and salt & pepper to taste.
Then make up some grilled cheese sandy's, make it pretty with your sour cream, green onion, extra rough chopped tomatos especially the green ones (they are so tart and cold compared to the hot soup and taste so good to bite into), sliced purple cabbage, and your off like prom dress!
This is pic is how I did it...Enjoy.
I would like to thank a few people for inspiring this creation, Becky because of her fettish with blogs, with out her I wouldn't publish such a thing, Aaron and Sabrina for bring up the perfect cozy comfort food idea, and my wife for being the offical Taste Judge, she liked it!
