* Sun Dried Tomato Basil Cream Soup

Ingredients

½ cup sun dried tomatoes chopped
2 tsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp of the sun dried tomato oil
2 tsp olive oil
A pinch of red chili pepper flakes
½ tsp paprika
1 bay leave
2 tbsp flour
3 cups chicken stock
1 tbsp sugar
4 whole basil leaves
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 cup milk
200 ml cream
1 tbsp basil cut into strips
2 tbsp sun dried tomatoes chopped very finely
Salt & pepper



Ingredients

In the sun dried tomatoes oil and the olive oil sauté the sun dried tomatoes. Add all the spices, the bay leave and the garlic. Sauté till the garlic starts turning golden and then add the flour and make sure it mixes with everything. Add the chicken stock, the sugar, the tomatoes paste and the whole basil leaves and bring all to a boil. Leave it to cook for about 15 minutes and then remove from heat to your electrical mixer and beat till all is smooth and soft, make sure you remove the bay leave before you mix the soup. Return back to the pan and add the milk, season with salt & pepper. Bring to a soft simmer and then add the cream, the chopped sun dried tomatoes and the basil leaves and remove immediately from heat.