La Madeleine's Tomato-Basil Soup
 

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La Madeleine's Tomato-Basil Soup Recipe

4 cups tomatoes, peeled, cored and chopped, or canned whole tomatoes,
crushed
4 cups tomato juice OR part tomato juice and part vegetable or chicken
stock
14 washed fresh basil leaves
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 pound sweet, unsalted butter Salt to taste
1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper

Combine tomatoes, juice/and or stock in saucepan. Simmer 30 minutes.
Puree, along with the basil leaves, in small batches, in blender, food
processor (or better yet, one of those handy hand-held food blenders,
right in the cooking pan). Return to saucepan and add cream and butter,
while stirring, over low heat. Garnish with basil leaves and serve with
your favorite bread

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