Cream of Tomato Soup

 Ingredients 

Stock water 

1 tbsp Butter 

1/2 no Onion 

1/2 no Carrot 

1/2 stem Celery 

1/3 stem leek 

1/4 tsp thyme 

1 no Bay leaf 

1/4 tsp Peppercorns 

For Soup 

3 nos Tomatoes 

1 tbsp Butter 

1 tbsp Flour 

10 tbsp Milk 

1 tsp Salt 

1 tsp Pepper powder 

1 tbsp Fresh cream 

Method 

1. Prepare the stock water with above ingredients. saute above ingredients in butter then pour the 4 cups of water and leave it to boil 

2. Blanch the tomatoes and remove the skin and make a paste 

3. Make the white sauce with butter, flour and milk then keep it aside 

4. Strain the stock water, mix the tomato puree then return to boil

5. After boiling gradually add the white sauce then check the seasoning. 

6. serve in piping hot with fresh cream and croutons