Boris Mann’s Personal Blog

Jan 2010

Rosemary Tomato Soup

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        <td class="quantity"><p> ½</p></td>
        <td class="food"><p>cup&nbsp;finely chopped <a href="http://www.foodista.com/food/43Z57JJ6/celery" class="foodista_interlink" title="Celery">celery</a></p></td>
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        <td class="quantity"><p>1 </p></td>
        <td class="food"><p>tablespoon&nbsp;<a href="http://www.foodista.com/food/NLPYVN22/olive-oil" class="foodista_interlink" title="Olive Oil">olive oil</a></p></td>
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        <td class="quantity"><p>28 </p></td>
        <td class="food"><p>ounces&nbsp;cans of <a href="http://www.foodista.com/recipe/5DZQ7PXH/canned-tomatoes" class="foodista_interlink" title="Canned Tomatoes">canned tomatoes</a></p></td>
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        <td class="quantity"><p>14 </p></td>
        <td class="food"><p>ounces&nbsp;can of <a href="http://www.foodista.com/food/SGTSG62S/coconut-milk" class="foodista_interlink" title="Coconut Milk">coconut milk</a></p></td>
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        <td class="quantity"><p>1 </p></td>
        <td class="food"><p>cube <a href="http://www.foodista.com/food/L8P58TMC/chicken" class="foodista_interlink" title="Chicken">chicken</a> <a href="http://www.foodista.com/recipe/J6DPSHBQ/bouillon" class="foodista_interlink" title="Bouillon">bouillon</a></p></td>
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        <td class="quantity"><p>1 </p></td>
        <td class="food"><p>cup&nbsp;<a href="http://www.foodista.com/food/PXTR53Z5/water" class="foodista_interlink" title="Water">water</a></p></td>
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        <td class="quantity"><p>1 </p></td>
        <td class="food"><p>stalk of fresh <a href="http://www.foodista.com/food/YCG55RYS/rosemary" class="foodista_interlink" title="Rosemary">rosemary</a></p></td>
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        <td class="quantity"><p>1 </p></td>
        <td class="food"><p>tablespoon&nbsp;<a href="http://www.foodista.com/food/GHZ654L7/brown-sugar" class="foodista_interlink" title="Brown Sugar">brown sugar</a></p></td>
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        <td class="food"><p>salt

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        <td class="quantity"><p> </p></td>
        <td class="food"><p>pepper

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edit Preparation

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cup chopped onions

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            <td class="prep_steps_col1"><p><strong>Step&nbsp;1</strong></p></td>
            <td class="prep_steps_col2"><p>Pour olive oil in a large soup pot and <a href="http://www.foodista.com/technique/W32BPM4S/saute" class="foodista_interlink" title="Saute">saute</a> onions and celery until onions become translucent.</p></td>
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            <td class="prep_steps_col1"><p><strong>Step&nbsp;2</strong></p></td>
            <td class="prep_steps_col2"><p>Pour in tomatoes and coconut milk, <a href="http://www.foodista.com/technique/PXKXVQTM/dissolve" class="foodista_interlink" title="Dissolve">dissolve</a> the chicken bouillon cube in the cup of water and add it as well. Bring to a <a href="http://www.foodista.com/technique/W7VKDJHH/boil" class="foodista_interlink" title="Boil">boil</a>, then <a href="http://www.foodista.com/technique/B52FHCF2/turn" class="foodista_interlink" title="Turn">turn</a> down <a href="http://www.foodista.com/technique/XZFHRHHF/heat" class="foodista_interlink" title="Heat">heat.</a></p></td>
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            <td class="prep_steps_col1"><p><strong>Step&nbsp;3</strong></p></td>
            <td class="prep_steps_col2"><p>Add the stalk of rosemary and let <a href="http://www.foodista.com/technique/GFSF4J5F/simmer" class="foodista_interlink" title="Simmer">simmer</a> for 30 - 45 minutes.</p></td>
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            <td class="prep_steps_col1"><p><strong>Step&nbsp;4</strong></p></td>
            <td class="prep_steps_col2"><p>Remove the rosemary stalk and use a hand <a href="http://www.foodista.com/technique/S6W4FR7F/blender" class="foodista_interlink" title="Blender">blender</a> to <a href="http://www.foodista.com/technique/HGX4TB7D/puree" class="foodista_interlink" title="Puree">puree</a> the soup.</p></td>
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            <td class="prep_steps_col1"><p><strong>Step&nbsp;5</strong></p></td>
            <td class="prep_steps_col2"><p>Add the <a href="http://www.foodista.com/technique/D434P8MH/brown" class="foodista_interlink" title="Brown">brown</a> sugar and <a href="http://www.foodista.com/technique/DPSVTKVY/salt" class="foodista_interlink" title="Salt">salt</a> and pepper to <a href="http://www.foodista.com/technique/WDCS6JL5/taste" class="foodista_interlink" title="Taste">taste.</a></p></td>
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    <a href="http://www.foodista.com/tool/3W5JRNNG/hand-blender" class="foodista_interlink" title="Hand Blender">Hand blender</a></p>
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edit About Rosemary Tomato Soup

    <p>This was a very on-the-spot made up recipe. I was thinking that the stalk of rosemary would add some rosemary flavour, but I ended up simmering it quite a long time, so the resulting soup was</p>

If you substituted vegetable stock for the chicken stock, this would actually be a vegan recipe.

I was configuring servers and it simmered a LOT longer than 30 minutes.