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"johngood_____" > wrote:

> Would anyone be able to advise a novice on how to make a very simple tomato
> soup, basically using either tinned tomato puree or tinned tomatoes please?

For a 28 oz tin of whole or diced tomatoes, I do this:

Coarsley dice a half onion, a half bell pepper and two stalks of celery
(the trinity).
Saute the results in a 2 quart pot in a tablespoon of butter until the
onions become translucent then dump in the tomatoes.
Heat for a while covered. A half hour would be fine.
Use a stick blender to smooth the results to your taste in smoothness.
Add salt to taste.
Add sugar to taste to reduce sharpness.
Add cream, half and half or milk if you wish right near the end for
flavor
Serve.

A simpler method never tried but I'm sure it would be good is:

Heat a 28 oz tin of whole or diced tomatoes
Buzz with a stick blender
add salt, sugar and optional dairy products as above.

I don't recommend tomato puree, tomato sauce or ketchup for tomato soup.
At least I don't like them. Canned tomatoes are great for it.

leo