Onion and Pepper Soup

Name: Onion and Pepper Soup
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Other
Ingredients: 1 large onion, finely chopped; 3 medium peppers (red, yellow, green), deseeded and cut into thin strips; 2 oz butter; 3 tbsp tomato purée; 1 1/2 pint beef stock; 1 tsp salt and pepper to taste

A colorful onion and mixed pepper soup in beef stock with tomato purée — partially blended for a lovely textured finish. Freezes beautifully.

Onion and Pepper Soup prepared as a finished dish

Cook: 40 min
Total: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cuisine: Other
Protein: Beef

Ingredients

Servings

Original recipe

1 large onion, finely chopped
3 medium peppers (red, yellow, green), deseeded and cut into thin strips
2 oz butter
3 tbsp tomato purée
1 1/2 pint beef stock
1 tsp salt and pepper to taste

Shopping list for 4

Instructions

1
Chop onion finely; remove pith and seeds from peppers and cut into thin strips.
2
Melt butter; add onions and peppers and cook gently until soft. (The vegetables should not be starting to brown.)
3
Add the stock and bring to a boil. Add tomato purée and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer until the consistency is to your liking.
4
Let the soup cool a little, then purée some of the soup using a liquidizer and pour the pureed soup back into the pan with the rest.
5
Reheat to serve. Freezes nicely.

Ingredients

Servings

Original recipe

1 large onion, finely chopped
3 medium peppers (red, yellow, green), deseeded and cut into thin strips
2 oz butter
3 tbsp tomato purée
1 1/2 pint beef stock
1 tsp salt and pepper to taste

Shopping list for 4

Instructions

1
Chop onion finely; remove pith and seeds from peppers and cut into thin strips.
2
Melt butter; add onions and peppers and cook gently until soft. (The vegetables should not be starting to brown.)
3
Add the stock and bring to a boil. Add tomato purée and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer until the consistency is to your liking.
4
Let the soup cool a little, then purée some of the soup using a liquidizer and pour the pureed soup back into the pan with the rest.
5
Reheat to serve. Freezes nicely.