RECIPE: Janita Byrne's tomato soup

[Alex Patison]

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.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE TOMATO-SOUP-1 SP "19 Aug 88" 1989
.RZ "JANITA BYRNE'S TOMATO SOUP" "Tomato and bacon soup"
This recipe comes from a friend, Janita Byrne, who makes some
great, simple soups.
.IH "serves 4"
.IG "2 lb" "bag of tomatoes," "1 kg"
very ripe
.IG "4" "rashers of bacon"
.IG "1" "large onion,"
sliced into thin rings
.IG "\(12 cup" "frozen peas" "\(12 cup"
.IG "" "butter"
.PH
.SK 1
Slice onions into thin rings. Trim bacon and roughly chop.
In a large saucepan, melt a little butter and saute the onion.
Add the bacon. Remove from heat.
.SK 2
The tomatoes should be ripe, or beyond. Green tomatoes will not do.
Wash and clean the tomatoes if necessary. Remove the dregs of the stalks.
.SK 3
In a blender (or processor) blend the tomatoes, skin and all, until smooth.
Put this tomato pur\z\(aaee into the saucepan as you produce it.
Add pepper to taste.
.SK 4
Bring to boil and simmer gently for 20 minutes. Near the end, add the
frozen peas (for a green contrast) and bring back to simmer.
.NX
Some people like
to strain the tomato to remove seeds and skin but I blend long enough,
and use everything.
.SH RATING
.I Difficulty:
easy.
.I Time:
15 minutes preparation, 25 minutes cooking.
.I Precision:
no need to measure.
.WR
Alex Patison
Pyramid Technology Australia
al...@pta.oz.au