Recipe - El Charro Sopa De Tomate (Tomato Soup)

1 qt Water
2 cup Beef stock
2 tablespoon Oil
2 tablespoon Flour
3 cup Tomato puree
One half cup White onions minced
1 teaspoon Salt or to taste
1 tablespoon Garlic puree *
Three fourths cup Sugar
12 ounce Evaporated milk
Garnish
4 Hardboiled egg chopped
1 bn Parsley chopped
1 cup Tortilla chips crumbled

El Charro Sopa De Tomate has been served every Friday at El Charro since
Monica opened the restaurant in 1922. On hot days, the soup can be turned
into a refreshing, chilled gazpacho when you add chopped tomatoes,
cucumbers, bell peppers and dashes of Worcestershire and Tabasco sauces.
Or, it can be frozen into ice cubes to be used in Bloody Marys.

* Garlic Puree peel 8 whole heads of garlic by smashing the cloves with
the side of a wide knife; the peel will slip off easily then. Put the
peeled garlic in a blender with about 2 cups of water, and puree. Drain, if
necessary, and store in a tightly closed glass jar in the refrigerator.

In an 8quart stock pot, bring water and stock to the boil. Meanwhile, in a
skillet, lightly brown flour in oil over low heat. Add browned flour to
boiling stock. After stock boils 10 minutes and thickens slightly, add
tomato puree, onion, salt, garlic and sugar. Add evaporated milk. Set soup
aside 10 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Taste and adjust seasonings.

Garnish with chopped eggs, parsley and tortilla chips.

NOTE: If you freeze the soup, be sure to bring it to the boil slowly before
serving.

Recipe By : El Charro Cafe Favorite Recipes

From: El Charro Cafe Favorite Recipes

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