CURE-ALL TOMATO SOUP

CURE-ALL TOMATO SOUP
This soup will cure some of the following plus more: colds, sore throat, ingrown toe nails, gout, headaches, sunburn, frost bite, sniffles, backaches etc.


2 tbsp olive oil
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 medium onions, chopped
4 cups canned tomatoes with their juiced
¼ cup celery leaves, diced
1 dried chilpolte pepper, diced, or pepper flakes to taste
2 tbsp butter or olive oil
2 tbsp flour
½ cup vegetable broth or more as needed
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Fresh basil or parsley sprigs for garnish (optional)

In a large heavy-bottom soup pot, sauté’ the onions and garlic in the olive oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Add canned tomatoes, squashing them with your hands, or using a potato masher to break them up after they’ve been added to the pot. Add celery leaves and hot pepper.

Bring mixture to a simmer and cook, uncovered, 30 minutes

In a saucepan, heat butter until melted, then sprinkle with flour and cook, stirring frequently, until flour is golden. Add ½ cup vegetable broth and whisk until mixture is smooth and creamy.

Add flour and broth mixture to tomatoes in soup pot, stirring until well incorporated and thickened. Add more broth if needed to adjust consistency. Then add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve hot, garnish with fresh basil or parsley sprigs if desired.

Yield: serves 4-6.