Smokey Tomato Soup with Mini Grilled Cheese Sammies
2T olive oil
4 slices smoked bacon, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 onion, chopped
3 stalks of celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
salt and pepper
1 quart chicken stock, divided
1 T fresh marjoram, finely chopped, or 1/4 t dry oregano
1 28 oz can crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
1/2 t sugar
1/4 C heavy cream (optional)
butter, for greasing skillet
16 slices of party-size (small squares) rye bread
16 small square slices sharp cheddar cheese
Heat a large soup pot over medium-high heat with olive oil. Add chopped bacon and cook until crisp, stirring every now and then, about 2-3 min. Remove the crispy bacon from the pot and reserve for the grilled cheese sammies.
To the soup pot, add the garlic, onion, celery, carrots and some salt and pepper. Cook, stirring every now and then for 4-5 minutes, until they start to get tender. Remove the tender veggies from the pot to a food processor or blender, throw in a big splash of the chicken stock and the marjoram/oregano, and puree until smooth.
Return the veggies to the pot, place back over medium-high heat and add the remaining chicken stock, fire-roasted tomatoes, sugar, red pepper flakes and heavy cream, if you are using it. Bring up to a bubble and simmer while you make the sammies.
Preheat large skillet over medium heat with the butter. While the butter is melting , lay 8 slices down on a cutting board. Top each one with a slice of cheese, a sprinkle of the reserved bacon, another slice of cheese and a final piece of bread. Transfer to the hot skillet and cook until the bread is toasted on each side and the cheese is melted.
4 slices smoked bacon, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 onion, chopped
3 stalks of celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
salt and pepper
1 quart chicken stock, divided
1 T fresh marjoram, finely chopped, or 1/4 t dry oregano
1 28 oz can crushed fire-roasted tomatoes
1/2 t sugar
1/4 C heavy cream (optional)
butter, for greasing skillet
16 slices of party-size (small squares) rye bread
16 small square slices sharp cheddar cheese
Heat a large soup pot over medium-high heat with olive oil. Add chopped bacon and cook until crisp, stirring every now and then, about 2-3 min. Remove the crispy bacon from the pot and reserve for the grilled cheese sammies.
To the soup pot, add the garlic, onion, celery, carrots and some salt and pepper. Cook, stirring every now and then for 4-5 minutes, until they start to get tender. Remove the tender veggies from the pot to a food processor or blender, throw in a big splash of the chicken stock and the marjoram/oregano, and puree until smooth.
Return the veggies to the pot, place back over medium-high heat and add the remaining chicken stock, fire-roasted tomatoes, sugar, red pepper flakes and heavy cream, if you are using it. Bring up to a bubble and simmer while you make the sammies.
Preheat large skillet over medium heat with the butter. While the butter is melting , lay 8 slices down on a cutting board. Top each one with a slice of cheese, a sprinkle of the reserved bacon, another slice of cheese and a final piece of bread. Transfer to the hot skillet and cook until the bread is toasted on each side and the cheese is melted.
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