Homemade Tomato Soup (Grilled Cheese not included)

We found this recipe on the internet, modified it a little bit, and it was amazazing. Everyone in the house loved it. It was also a great way to get rid of extra tomatoes now that it is the end of the season.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups of fresh tomatoes, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 2 cups of chicken brother
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 2 tablespoons of flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon of basil
  
• Olive oil
  

Directions:

• In a big pot (like for cooking soup), pour a few tablespoons of olive oil and saute your chopped garlic. After a minute or so add your chopped onion and saute until the onions are tender.
• Add the 4 cups of chopped tomatoes and bring to a boil.
• Once the tomatoes are bubbling away, add the chicken broth and cook on med/high for another 20 minutes. It can boil, but make sure it is a medium boil and not a BIG boil.
• A few minutes before the end of this cycle, throw in the tablespoon of basil and stir.
• After the 20 minutes is done, remove the pot from the heat and puree the soup in a blender (be careful, I burned my eyelid from splash!). Keep the pureed soup in a separate pot on the side.
  
• Rinse the old pot out and throw it back on the stove. Melt the butter over a medium heat.
• Once the butter is melted, whisk in the flour and sugar and cook it until it is medium brown (will cook very fast).
• Gradually whisk in the tomato mixture so that no lumps form. Stir in the rest.
• Season with salt to taste!

Enjoy your soup. We made it with some yummy grilled cheese sandwiches and it was the best!