A comforting meal for a chilly rainy day. Tomato Bisque Soup is super easy to make from scratch and pairs beautifully with a Toasted Cheese Sandwich. Subscribe to https://youtube.com/CookAlongLive to watch on Sunday January 8 at 4:00pm Pacific Time!
1 Immersion Blender You can use a regular stand blender if its all you have... be careful!
1 Whisk
1 Pot
Ingredients
Tomato Bisque Soup
1smallYellow Oniondiced
2ribsCelerydiced
3clovesGarlicminced
1quartTurkey, Chicken, or Vegetable Broth
28ozCrushed Tomatoes
1/4tspCayenne Pepperif desired for spice
1/2tspPaprika
3tbspJasmine Rice (or other long grain rice)
1/2 cupHeavy Cream
3tspSugar
Olive Oilto sauté
Chiffonade Basil plus Extra Creamto garnish
Toasted Cheese Sandwich
2slicesPreferred BreadI prefer sourdough
2slicesPreferred Melty CheeseI prefer American or Sharp Cheddar
2tspMayonnaiseor softened butter
Instructions
Tomato Bisque Soup
Add the diced onion and diced celery to a medium stock pot set over medium heat, season with some salt and pepper, and sweat until the onions are translucent but not browned.
Add the minced garlic and cook for another minute or two. Do not caramelize or brown the garlic.
Stir in the stock and bring to a simmer. Stir in the crushed tomatoes, cayenne, paprika, and jasmine rice. Simmer for 20 minutes or until rice is cooked through.
Using an immersion blender, thoroughly blend the hot soup until smooth. Remove from the heat.
Stir in the heavy cream and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Garnish with a drizzle of heavy cream and thinly sliced basil ribbons.
Toasted Cheese Sammy
Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise on the outer sides of the bread slices.
Heat a pan to medium low heat and add the first slice of bread, mayonnaise side down. Quickly add your melty cheese to this slice and top with the second bread slice, mayonnaise side up.
Raise the heat on the pan to medium low to medium and toast the first side of the sandwich. Optionally, ensure optimal contact with the pan by using a weight of some sort to keep the sandwich flat against the pan.
Flip the sandwich once it has been browned to taste. Repeat on the second side and toast until cheese is melty and bread is toasted to your preference.