BT's Extra Celery Tomato and Celery Soup
Ingredients:
2 - 2 1/2 pounds (1 kilo) tomatoes - any variety as long as they are sweet when eaten raw
3 stalks celery with leaves - preferably stalks that are still attached to the root
1/2 large yellow onion
2 jalapeño or 1 serrano chili
2 tablespoons sunflower oil or ghee
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 clove fresh garlic
1 tablespoon flour
pinch of sugar
6-7 cups (1.5 l) boiling water
1 herb bundle (two bay leaves, thyme, whole cloves)
ground black pepper
salt to taste
Directions:
Dice onion and celery in very small pieces
Roughly chop tomatoes into quarters or eighths
Seed and devein the chili.
Add oil to heavy gauge pot
Turn heat on low
Add onions and chili. Sauté for 2 to 3 minutes until onions turn translucent
Turn heat up to medium and add tomatoes
Sauté tomatoes for 2 minutes
Add celery and continue to cook on medium heat until tomatoes begin to sweat
Add salt and sugar. Cook for 1 minute
Add butter and flour. Cook for 1 minute
Add boiling water and garlic clove
Bring to boil.
Add herb bundle
Cook for 10 minutes
Remove herb bundle
Purée soup with hand blender
Add salt and pepper to taste
Can be served hot or cold
Garnish with any of the following: labne, croutons, fresh chopped coriander, grated cucumber
Enjoy! !בתיאבון
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