Okay, I don't have the recipe in front of me right now, but it's fairly simple so I'll give you what I remember. If you want the full, straight-from-the-cookbook version, I'll be happy to type it for you but you'll have to wait until I get home tonight. Anyhow, this is it:
10-12 plum tomatoes, halved 2 yellow onions, quartered 1/4 cup olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp dried basil 1 tsp dried thyme 1 tsp dried rosemary 4 cups chicken stock or broth 1/2 cup red wine 1/2 cup half and half 2 tbs. tomato paste
Put tomatoes and onions, cut sides up, in a roasting pan. Combine olive oil, garlic, and dried herbs, and drizzle this mixture over tomatoes and onions. Roast in 400 degree oven for 40-50 minutes. (Your house will smell lovely during this step.)
Remove from oven, let cool a little bit, and then put tomatoes, onion, and all juices from the pan into a food processor or blender and puree until smooth. Put in a large soup pot and add broth, wine, half and half, and tomato paste. Simmer over low heat for as long as you want.
I happened to have some old bread in the house, so I made garlic croutons to go with it, but it would be just fine without. Let me know how it turns out when you make it.
As for Rushdie, I've never read anything but Midnight's Children. I read it for a class and loved it, and always meant to seek out more of his stuff, but I just never seem to get around to it. Maybe I'll have to find something of his for when I finish my stack of Christmas books... What would you recommend I try next?
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10-12 plum tomatoes, halved
2 yellow onions, quartered
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried rosemary
4 cups chicken stock or broth
1/2 cup red wine
1/2 cup half and half
2 tbs. tomato paste
Put tomatoes and onions, cut sides up, in a roasting pan. Combine olive oil, garlic, and dried herbs, and drizzle this mixture over tomatoes and onions. Roast in 400 degree oven for 40-50 minutes. (Your house will smell lovely during this step.)
Remove from oven, let cool a little bit, and then put tomatoes, onion, and all juices from the pan into a food processor or blender and puree until smooth. Put in a large soup pot and add broth, wine, half and half, and tomato paste. Simmer over low heat for as long as you want.
I happened to have some old bread in the house, so I made garlic croutons to go with it, but it would be just fine without. Let me know how it turns out when you make it.
As for Rushdie, I've never read anything but Midnight's Children. I read it for a class and loved it, and always meant to seek out more of his stuff, but I just never seem to get around to it. Maybe I'll have to find something of his for when I finish my stack of Christmas books... What would you recommend I try next?