Polish Tomato Soup Made by My Tato

My Tato loves tomatoes.  He has about 7 different dishes that he makes just for himself out of tomatoes.  Of course, he is always delighted when someone wants to eat some of his tomato creations.

Because it is the end of the Tomato season for many of us, with frost already either having arrived or about to arrive across the Northern Hemisphere, this is a great time to use up the last of those shiny red beauties in a warm soup.

Ingredients:

1-2 tablespoons butter (or olive oil)

1/2 a Leek, carefully washed and sliced

2 ribs of celery, sliced

2 carrots, washed, peeled and sliced carrots

1 clove garlic, minced

6 cups chicken or vegetable broth

2-3 pounds peeled and chopped tomatoes

handful of fresh curly parsley, chopped

1 bay leaf

1 teaspoon marjoram

Salt and pepper to taste

1 cup cooked rice or uncooked pasta

Garnish with sour cream (optional)

 

In a large saucepan, saute leek, celery, carrots and garlic until leek is soft. Add stock, tomatoes, marjoram, bay leaf, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered 1 hour or until carrots are tender and tomatoes have "melted" and the broth has reduced a bit.

Add the pasta to cook or toss in the cooked rice.  You can serve with sour cream if you like but we just eat it as is.

Smacznego!

Note:  Before adding the pasta or rice, some people like to puree the soup, which you can do if you like.

I shared a photo of this recipe a couple of weeks ago when we were battling croup in the house.

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