Tomato Soup From Purée

I bought a can of tomato purée just so I could compare it to the tomato purée I made from tomato paste. So, I needed to use up the can of purée. Searching the Internet, I found this recipe: Easy Tomato Soup. In and of itself, I see no reason to have a recipe to make tomato soup from purée when you can just buy cans of tomato soup. My need to use this can of purée I got just for a picture, though, led me to discover this recipe; and I am bringing it to you now just because it's there.

As always, the recipe card picture above is a 4x6 JPG. You can download it and print it on 4x6 photo paper to keep in your recipe box.

For equipment, you will need:

1. A 2-qt. saucepan with a lid. Mine is the Green Pan with the diamond nonstick coating.
2. A whisk. If you are using a nonstick pan, make sure your whisk is coated in silicone.
3. A 2-cup microwave-save measure. This is an Anchor Hocking glass measuring cup I probably got from Walmart.
4. A microwave oven to heat the water.
5. A small bowl. This is to mise en place your spices.
6. Various measuring spoons. I got mine from Amazon and like the narrow heads that fit into spice jars.
7. Because someone will troll me if I don't include it, you will also need a heat source, like a stove top.

For ingredients, you will need:

1. One 28-ounce can of tomato purée
2. 2 cups of water
3. 2 teaspoons of Better than Bouillon roasted chicken base
4. 1 teaspoon of kosher salt
5. ½ teaspoon of ground black pepper
6. 1 teaspoon of granulated garlic
7. 1 teaspoon of dried minced onion
8. 1 teaspoon of paprika
9. 1 teaspoon of ground cumin
10. ½ cup of heavy whipping cream
11. I didn't add a picture of the whipping cream because I could not find my brand on-line. I highly recommend you DON'T get the Kroger brand, as it contains a lot of thickeners not in real cream.

Measure all of your spices into a small bowl. Set this aside until needed.

Pour the tomato purée into the saucepan.

Put the 2 cups of water into the microwave-safe cup, and place it in the microwave. Start the microwave, and bring the water to a boil. In my microwave, this took 7 minutes. When it is ready, stir in the chicken base.

Pour the chicken broth into the saucepan.

Sprinkle in the seasonings, and whisk them around to combine.

Bring the soup to a boil.

Reduce heat to a simmer. Cover the kettle and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove the cover, and pour in the heavy whipping cream. Heat while stirring constantly for about 1-2 minutes.

Taste-wise, this is a very flavorful soup. The combination of spices goes nicely with the tomato and cream flavors. The texture is pleasant as well. This is quite a good soup! Take it from a guy who spent 5 years cooking soups at the Bristol Renaissance Faire.

I am not going to bother costing this recipe. As I said before, the only reason I made this is because I had a prop can of tomato purée I needed to use up. Still, I can see having this again in the future, along with some grilled cheese sandwiches. I can't see this being a soup I would make for the fair cast, though.