Recipe: Cafe Cartier's Cream of Tomato Soup

Cafe Cartier's Cream of Tomato Soup
rec.food.recipes/Doug Tucker

Cafe Cartier is a local French bistro that serves the *most* wonderful cream of tomato soup -- and they're willing to share the recipe! I've not yet made it from these instructions, so your mileage may vary. Enjoy!

2 tbsp butter
1 cup onion, finely chopped
8 oz fresh mushroom, sliced

2 tbsp flour

1 (14 oz) can whole, peeled tomatoes
1 cup hot water
1 (16 oz) can tomato sauce
2 beef bouillon cubes, dissolved in 1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp white pepper

1 tsp sugar
1 pint heavy cream

Saute onions and mushrooms in butter 5 minutes or until onions become translucent.

Add flour, mixing well. Cook until bubbly.

Add hot water, tomato sauce, bouillon mix and pepper, stirring well after each addition. Cook until soup bubbles.

Remove from heat, add sugar and cream, mixing well.

Heat through, adjusting seasonings to taste.