tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652909958001968335.post5262296040039450993..comments2024-03-19T09:06:14.543+02:00Comments on Scrumptious South Africa: Umami Tomato Soup: passion in a bowlJane-Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05286066902484367496noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652909958001968335.post-61307212362678438822011-06-11T21:37:59.785+02:002011-06-11T21:37:59.785+02:00Made this for a crowd last weekend: tripling the q...Made this for a crowd last weekend: tripling the quantities yielded about 9 litres with very little extra stock added. Wonderful concentrated tomato flavours with a deep, rich umami finish. Lots of appreciative murmurs, and no fewer than three calls during the past week scrounging an invite for more...<br /><br />"Very ripe, sweet red tomatoes" are in short supply at the moment, so some of the pale & uninteresting ones were consigned to a 140C oven for a couple of hours. For the rest I just followed the recipe without any problems. The only departure was the cream to finish. It's almost impossible to get a group together in Cape Town without one or two poor souls who are either Vegan or lactose-intolerant. To play it safe, I added a little arrowroot at the end, giving a convincingly creamy texture and perhaps even better flavour release than the dairy.<br /><br />Great recipe ... thanks J-A!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029413904563069243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652909958001968335.post-27109785948492671252010-04-28T14:02:29.935+02:002010-04-28T14:02:29.935+02:00OK - I take your word for it, but some fresh basil...OK - I take your word for it, but some fresh basil seems to pair so well with tomato soup and it doesn't dominate at all.<br /><br />I will be on the lookout for dried herbs that you mentioned. Perhaps they will challenge my extreme distaste for dried herbs in general!Antonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713878921949718208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652909958001968335.post-5567368548449146482010-04-28T11:47:44.152+02:002010-04-28T11:47:44.152+02:00Hi Antony. You could use fresh herbs, I suppose, b...Hi Antony. You could use fresh herbs, I suppose, but what I am aiming for here is a clean tomato taste. I disagree that dried herbs have no taste - good herbs de Provence and Greek dried oregano are packed with flavour.Jane-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286066902484367496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652909958001968335.post-5582205635404046922010-04-27T20:49:20.104+02:002010-04-27T20:49:20.104+02:00I am put off by the dried herbs. Dried herbs don&#...I am put off by the dried herbs. Dried herbs don't have flavour. What would be wrong with some basil or italian parsley?Antony Carthynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652909958001968335.post-62671145214092069742009-04-19T14:52:00.000+02:002009-04-19T14:52:00.000+02:00oooh. what i would give for a bowl of tomato soup ...oooh. what i would give for a bowl of tomato soup right now.chocolatecuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328032124122008281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652909958001968335.post-2683867923454483832008-12-16T22:22:00.000+02:002008-12-16T22:22:00.000+02:00Hi David. Thanks for the comment! I am glad you en...Hi David. Thanks for the comment! I am glad you enjoyed the soup. I haven't seen canned carrots here in South Africa.Jane-Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286066902484367496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2652909958001968335.post-84304272192221844912008-12-09T06:06:00.000+02:002008-12-09T06:06:00.000+02:00Sounds good. Just like mine, but better. Will tr...Sounds good. Just like mine, but better. Will try the bicarb. I like to add black treacle to mine. David. [Another good soup is made with liquidised canned carrots, the cheap ones, economy at 12p a can. They make a velvet soup with all the usual ingredients added to taste (does not work so well with fresh carrots, for some reason.)]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com