Mock Bisque Soup

A dish where tomatoes and sugar do the work.

Soups Without Stock

contains glutencontains dairy

No forks yet — be the first Sign in to rate

Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • ½ can tomatoes
  • 10 ml sugar
  • 1 ml soda
  • ½ onion, stuck with 6 cloves
  • Sprig of parsley
  • Bit of bay leaf
  • 180 ml stale bread crumbs
  • 950 ml milk
  • 7 ml salt
  • 1 ml pepper
  • 80 ml butter
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 4 cups milk → lactose-free milk, oat milk, or almond milk
  • ⅓ cup butter → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Scald milk with bread crumbs, onion, parsley, and bay leaf. Remove seasonings and rub through a sieve. Cook tomatoes with sugar fifteen minutes; add soda and rub through a sieve. Reheat bread and milk to boiling-point, add tomatoes, and pour at once into tureen over butter, salt, and pepper. Serve with croûtons, crisp crackers, or Souffléd crackers.
Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories384
Protein11.0 g
Fat24.4 g
Carbs31.1 g
Fiber1.5 g
Sodium1142 mg

Source

The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book (Fannie Farmer, pub. domain) — Public domain in the United States