Рецепт Creamy Tomato Coconut Soup
Creamy Tomato Coconut Soup
This meal is an interesting twist on a 'comfort food' staple. Yesterday was an icky, rainy day; one of those days where you just don't want to go outside at all. A day all about movies and crafts and... cooking.
I asked honey what he wanted to have for dinner and he said 'that great tomato soup you make'. Me, being as I am thought I should throw a twist into my already homemade tomato soup. It turned out herby and flavorful and great!
And so what goes better with tomato soup than grilled cheese? I mean, I'm not going to mess with that!! That being said, I AM going to mess with my recipe... why the heck not! Please please take a look at the post for Caramelized onion grilled cheese; you have got to make it with this soup... so so good!!
Need:
- 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 medium sweet onion, chopped
- 2 Tablespoons garlic, chopped or smashed
- 2 cans (14 oz) diced tomatoes
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp coriander
- 1 can coconut milk
- 2-3 Tablespoons fresh basil, julienned and sliced down the middle
Do:
In a soup pot, add your oil; heat and then toss in onions and garlic. Sautee on hight about 5 minutes, until translucent and soft. Reduce heat and add in your two cans of tomatoes, curry, salt, pepper, cumin and coriander. mix to incorporate, cover and let simmer on med/low, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile.... prep your grilled cheese onions, etc... see the recipe!!
After about 10-15 min of soup simmering, uncover and add your can of coconut milk and basil. Reduce heat to low and let cook another 5 to 8 minutes.
If you have a hand blender (best investment ever!!!) immerse it into the soup and give it a blend. Note: you don't have to completely puree it... let it have a little texture! If you don't have a hand blender, transfer into a blender and roughly blend; again, texture. Then transfer back into the pot. But seriously... spend the money for a hand blender!! You can get really expensive ones but some are really cheap; mine is nothing fancy but it sure is powerful and it definitely gets the job done without dirtying the whole blender!
Serve:
Of course, you must serve with the caramelized onion grilled cheese. For the soup, I, of course, put it in a bowl :) On a plate which carried the sandwich goodness. This is truly a meal worth making!
Enjoy!