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Creamy creamless tomato soup

J. Kenji López-Alt · ♥ 10.5K likes · 442.1K views · 9 min video

Read about tomatoes in the BrightCulinary Book

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Ingredients
Method
Techniques
  • olive oil
  • garlic
  • pepper flakes
  • dried oregano
Cook garlic in olive oil, not too hot; add pepper flakes and dried oregano.
Garlic, pepper flakes and oregano in oil
  • canned tomatoes
  • salt
Add the canned tomatoes and chop them up in the pot with a pastry cutter for a rough texture (or use a hand blender, or buy crushed tomatoes). Season with salt.
  • potato bread
Cook the sauce down, about 10 to 12 minutes.
Tear the white bread into the blender with the cooked tomatoes; add olive oil.
Start the blender slow and slowly build up speed to puree and emulsify.
Taste and adjust.
Tasting and garnishing
  • basil
  • cracked pepper
Serve in a bowl garnished with basil, cracked pepper and olive oil.