Sig's Mixed Onion and Tomato Soup

Name: Sig's Mixed Onion and Tomato Soup
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 small to medium white onions; 3 small to medium red onions; 3 large shallots; 6 small salad potatoes in their skins; 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter; 1/2 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 tsp all purpose seasoning or to liking; 2 tsp German mild mustard or 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 1 pinch herbs each like parsley, coriander, dill, chervil or others to personal preference ( optional); 1 liter vegetable stock or a little less or more depending on preference; 125 ml passata (Italian style tomato juice); 2 tbsp of best tomato puree; 250 grams marinated tofu or 2 German style sausages (bratwurst)very thinly sliced, or little, mini sausage meatballs; 1 pinch Chili flakes; 1 pinch salt (optional); 1 pinch chives for garnish; 6 tbsp fresh cream or double cream for garnish ( optional)

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

Sig's Mixed Onion and Tomato Soup

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

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Ingredients

4 servings

3 smallto medium white onions
3 smallto medium red onions
3 largeshallots
6 smallsalad potatoes in their skins
1/2 tbspunsalted butter
1/2 tbspolive oil
1/2 tspall purpose seasoning or to liking
2 tspGerman mild mustard or 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 pinchherbs each like parsley, coriander, dill, chervil or others to personal preference ( optional)
1 litervegetable stock or a little less or more depending on preference
125 mlpassata (Italian style tomato juice)
2 tbspof best tomato puree
250 gramsmarinated tofu or 2 German style sausages (bratwurst)very thinly sliced, or little, mini sausage meatballs
1 pinchChili flakes
1 pinchsalt (optional)
1 pinchchives for garnish
6 tbspfresh cream or double cream for garnish ( optional)

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Steps

1

First peel all the onions and wash the potatoes
2

Mince the onions in a blender or hand chop them very finely, chop your unpeeled potatoes into very small cubes
3

Sauté the onions and the potatoes for about ten minutes or so in the butter and olive oil , add all the seasonings and half of the stock, simmer for about 15 minutes , make sure that it not burns .add a little more stock if needed.
4

Next puree the soup until it is smoother , add as little or as much of the rest of the stock until preferred thickness is achieved. Puree again until it is smooth as you like it
5

Add the passata, tomato puree and chilli flakes , season with salt if needed.
6

Sauté the tofu or fry the sausages or little mini sausage meatballs in a little oil. If using the sausages slice them very thinly , sprinkle any of them over the soup just before serving. Add some chives for garnish .