Tomato soup with meatballs: Difference between revisions

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:1-2 potatoes, peeled and chopped

:800g ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped. (or two tins)

:2 Tbsp tomato paste

:½ tsp paprika

:1l chicken or vegetable stock, or water

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#Heat the oil in a large pan. Sweat the onions for 5 minutes - don't brown.

#Add the garlic, celery, carrots and potato and cook on very low heat for 10 minutes until vegetables begin to soften.

#Add the tomato purée and cook briefly and then add tomatoes and stock. Bring to a boil, turn down heat and simmer gently for 30-40 minutes.

#Add the tomato purée and cook briefly, stir in paprika and then add tomatoes and stock. Bring to a boil, turn down heat and simmer gently for 30-40 minutes.

#Purée the soup with a food processor, stick blender and pass through a sieve. Season to taste.

#While the soup is cooking make the meatballs. Mix all the ingredients and knead till all homogenous. Shape into small meatballs, less than 1 cm in diameter, wetting your hands if they get too sticky.

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 :1-2 potatoes, peeled and chopped
 :800g ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped. (or two tins)
+:2 Tbsp tomato paste
 :½ tsp paprika
 :1l chicken or vegetable stock, or water
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 #Heat the oil in a large pan.  Sweat the onions for 5 minutes - don't brown.
 #Add the garlic, celery, carrots and potato and cook on very low heat for 10 minutes until vegetables begin to soften.
-#Add the tomato purée and cook briefly and then add tomatoes and stock.  Bring to a boil, turn down heat and simmer gently for 30-40 minutes.
+#Add the tomato purée and cook briefly, stir in paprika and then add tomatoes and stock.  Bring to a boil, turn down heat and simmer gently for 30-40 minutes.
 #Purée the soup with a food processor, stick blender and pass through a sieve. Season to taste.
 #While the soup is cooking make the meatballs. Mix all the ingredients and knead till all homogenous.  Shape into small meatballs, less than 1 cm in diameter, wetting your hands if they get too sticky.