Susie Drage
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​Tomato and Carrot Soup

TOMATO AND CARROT SOUP
Serves 4
Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 20 mins
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Ingredients:
30g/1oz butter
1 onion, chopped
4 carrots, peeled and sliced
6 tomatoes, roughly chopped
725 ml/1¼ pints of chicken stock
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Crème fraiche
AND THIS IS WHAT YOU DO……………
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Melt the butter in a large, heavy-based saucepan.
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Add the onion and carrots, and cover the pan with a tight fitting lid. Allow the vegetables to sweat until soft, which will take about 10 – 15 minutes.
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Add the chopped tomatoes and stock, bring to the boil, then simmer for 5 minutes.
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Season to taste and allow to cool slightly.
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Whizz the soup in a blender and pass it through a sieve to give a smooth texture, then return to the pan, reheat and stir through a little crème fraiche.