Tomato And Basil Soup

Tilly2 | 19:44 Fri 08th Jan 2016 | Food & Drink

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Can I cheat and use a tin of chopped tomatoes/plum tomatoes? My recipe says to roast 8 really ripe tomatoes. Could I substitute a tin instead.......no skins to faff about with.

Would it work?

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Canary42

Perfectly I would think.

gingejbee

Yes, it would be OK...perhaps the result wouldn't have the same depth of flavour, though.

maggiebee

Maybe add a wee scoot of tomato puree too.

Tilly2

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Thanks Canary. I just wondered if it would be too 'strong' a tomato taste.
I'm new to this soup making lark.

Tilly2

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Thanks, ginge and maggie, too.

Tomato puree would help, I think.

weecalf

Nah don't you'll hate yourself in the morning go for the real thing

Tilly2

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My tomatoes aren't ripe enough, Weecalf!

Mamyalynne

I roast the tomatoes with crushed garlic, add stock then blitz - season of course.

I often add red peppers or even chopped chillies too.

Tilly2

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I have bought a soup maker, Mamya and I'm trying to cheat! I just want to bung everything in and leave it. I wasn't really prepared for having to cook things first.

The red pepper and chillies may come later.

Psybbo

Baxters

Tilly2

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No, Sibs. Too much sugar! Scratch cooking, I am.

Mamyalynne

Oh I see sorry.

EcclesCake

Pasatta would be better as the bitter seeds will have been removed.

EcclesCake

^^^ tssk, passata.

eanceoil

If your going to faff around with substitute tilly, why bother, wait until your tomatoes are ripe and roast them, it is definitely worth the effort, of course you can substitute, I love one pot cooking but I find that roasting the veg first gives them a lovely flavour, why not place your tomatoes beside a few bananas, I don't know what it is about bananas, they ripen everything to a pulp overnight. I use passata in a lot of my tomatoe based meals.

Old_Geezer

I'm sure it'll make a soup. Whether it is to your taste is in the eating. "Cheat" this time, try another not "cheating" next time. Tell us the result ?