Chunky Tomato-Basil Bisque
My husband, Patrick Maas, makes this wonderful, creamy bisque. Sweet red pepper enhances the lovely tomato-basil flavor. —Veronique Deblois, Mine Hill, New Jersey
Ingredients
- 6 celery ribs, chopped
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
- 1/4 cup butter, cubed
- 3 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 3/4 cup loosely packed basil leaves, coarsely chopped
- 3 teaspoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
Reviews
I recently made this and it was a winner. While I used 4 celery stalks, they were long and this probably as close to the 6 in the recipe. The one complaint that I heard was in regards to the celery chunks. As I’m reluctant to diminish the ingredients due to the impact on taste to the soup itself, the easy solution is to do one or both of the following: 1) dice celery to small pieces (sliced down middle of stalk and sliced further) rather than simple slices. This allows the flavors, retains the chunky nature of the soup but takes the celery chunks to a more anonymous nature for those celery-averse eaters; 2) sauté the celery separately and put most if not all into the mixture for purée ; 3) do a combo of 1
This soup is so delicious it takes some prep work but it’s well worth it, made meatballs and a salad to go with the soup delicious meal
delicious. I did like the celery but left out the onion, red pepper and basil.
The celery in this soup was a mistake. I reduced it to 4 stalks, but it was still overpowering. I recommend leaving it out entirely or trying another recipe. TOH's "Tomato Basil Soup Recipe" is great.
I have made tomato bisques before. This one topped the charts. Perfectly seasoned and well balanced in texture. 100 thumbs up to the recipe creator. The only thing I may have changed would be to add another half a cup if fresh basil. I will be enjoying this soup with homemade Croque Monsieurs!!!
This is a delicious recipe!! Tastes like the tomato basil bisque at one of my favorite restaurants.
Amazing!
Rave reviews from both wife and daughter. This is our favorite tomato soup recipe! Outstanding
Wicked wicked recipe. Tastes amazing. *note: I would add some garlic, adds good flavor. Also, I didn't have tomato paste but ketchup worked just fine! Thanks for this great, simple recipe. Its a keeper!
I tried this recipe last weekend after having some delicious tomato-basil bisque on vacation hoping I could come close to replicating it. This recipe was awesome and significantly exceeded my expectations! I can't wait to play with some additional flavors (i.e. a touch of crushed red pepper - addition of shrimp or crab as others have suggested). This recipe is most definitely a keeper!