Tomato Soup with Stock

A dish that starts with tomatoes and finishes with peppercorns.

Soups With Meat Stock

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 1 quart Brown Soup Stock
  • 1 can tomatoes
  • ½ teaspoon peppercorns
  • 1 small bay leaf
  • 3 cloves
  • 3 sprigs thyme
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • ⅓ cup flour
  • Onion, Carrot, Celery, Raw ham — ¼ cup each, cut in dice
  • Salt
  • Pepper
Make it lactose-friendly
  • 4 tablespoons 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. Melt the butter in a pot. Add the onion, carrot, celery, and raw ham (¼ cup each, cut in dice) and cook in the butter for 5 minutes.
  2. Add the flour, peppercorns, bay leaf, cloves, and thyme, and cook for 3 minutes.
  3. Add the tomatoes, cover, and cook slowly for 1 hour. The soup can also be cooked in the oven, which requires less watching.
  4. Rub the mixture through a strainer.
  5. Add the hot Brown Soup Stock and season with salt and pepper.

Steps last refined 2026-11-12 — we sharpen our recipes every week, so check back.

Nutrition (estimated, per serving)
Calories236
Protein7.7 g
Fat14.6 g
Carbs18.6 g
Fiber1.0 g
Sodium347 mg

Source

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