Homemade Tomato Soup

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Fried onion

1. 1
   Ahead of time, quarter the vegetables and squeeze out some of the juice.

   KnifeCutting board
2. 2
   Heat the olive oil in a pot over medium heat.

   ⚙ Pan-fryingStovePot
3. 3
   Add the onion and fry 5 minutes, stirring now and then, until the onion is soft and translucent and starts to turn golden at the edges. If it browns too fast, lower the heat.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.
4. 4
   Add the garlic and fry about 30 seconds to 1 minute, just until fragrant. Don't let the garlic brown.

   ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove

   💡Garlic burns quickly and turns bitter. Add it only after the onion has softened, over medium heat, and add the next ingredient as soon as it smells fragrant.

To assemble

1. 5
   Add the paprika and stir 1 minute.
2. 6
   Add the vegetables, stock and tomato paste and bring to a boil.

   Stove
3. 7
   Turn down the heat and simmer 25 minutes, until the vegetables is completely tender.

   ⚙ SimmeringStove

   💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
4. 8
   Blend with an immersion blender until smooth and creamy.

   Stick blender
5. 9
   Pass the blended soup through a strainer into a clean pot, for a completely smooth texture.

   Fine sievePot
6. 10
   Add the sugar, season with salt and black pepper and heat another 5 minutes.

   Stove
7. 11
   Serve in bowls, topped with the sour cream.
8. 12
   Sprinkle the leaves over each bowl.