Tom Kerridge proper tomato soup recipe with pesto and basil oil on Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes

Tom Kerridge serves up proper tomato soup with pesto and basil oil on Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes that is an ideal winter warmer.

The ingredients for the soup are: 50g butter, 1 onion, peeled and sliced, salt and freshly ground black pepper, 2 fresh red chillies, finely chopped, 4 garlic cloves, peeled and grated, 100g caster sugar, 250ml red wine vinegar, 2kg ripe plum tomatoes, roughly chopped, 2 thick slices white bread, roughly torn, large bunch fresh basil, plus extra leaves to garnish and 1 tsp cayenne pepper.

For the pesto: large bunch fresh basil. 2 garlic cloves, peeled and grated, 50g pine nuts, 50g parmesan, grated, salt and freshly ground black pepper and 150ml olive oil.

For the basil oil: ice water, large bunch fresh basil leaves, 150ml olive oil and pinch salt.



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