Restaurant-style Cream Of Tomato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 32 ounces canned diced tomatoes
• 14 ounces chicken broth, undiluted
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons sugar (splenda can be substituted)
• 1 tablespoon chopped onion
• 1 pinch baking soda
• 2 cups cream

Recipe

• 1 combine tomatoes, chicken broth, butter, sugar or splenda, and onion.
• 2 simmer for an hour.
• 3 heat the cream well in a double boiler--be certain it's well-heated before you add it to the soup or it will curdle, ruining the appearance of the soup, but not the flavor.
• 4 as the cream is heating, add the baking soda to the soup.
• 5 add hot cream to soup and serve.