Roasted Tomato Black & Tan Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 10 tomatoes, roasted and charred
• 2 white onions, roasted and charred
• 2 carrots, roasted and charred
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 quart heavy cream
• 1/4 gallon water
• 2 teaspoons salt (to taste)
• 2 teaspoons pepper (to taste)
• 1/4 lb flour
• 1/4 lb butter
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 12 ounces dark (see directions for brand recommendations)
• 12 ounces (light but not lite! (see directions for brand recommendations)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 season the vegetables.
• 3 slice the bottom (root) off the onions. slice the stem end off the tomatoes and score the top (cut an "x") so the tomato can expand.
• 4 place on a roasting pan and roast until dark (35-40 minutes).
• 5 for a darker, more flavorful soup, let the vegetables begin to char.
• 6 make a white roux: melt the butter in a sautee pan on medium heat, then add the flour, mix and stir, until the flour cooks but retains a light color (about 5-7 minutes).
• 7 note: you may not need to use all the roux. you can freeze it for use some other time.
• 8 in a large stock pot (should be able to hold more than 1.5 gallons) mix the heavy cream, water, brown sugar, and . bring to simmer -- do not allow the liquid to boil.
• 9 add vegetables.
• 10 puree the mix, preferably with an immersion blender in the stock pot. if you need to use a stand blender, put in small batches (no more than 1/3-1/2 the volume of the blender container), so you don't send hot liquid all around and burn yourself.
• 11 choose the consistency you'd like: for a puree, leave as is; for a bisque, strain through cheesecloth or use a chinois (metal strainer).
• 12 with the soup back in the stockpot under heat, add the roux gradually and stir, watching for the soup to thicken.
• 13 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 14 serve and enjoy!
• 15 recommendations for : dark -- guinness is preferred, for authenticity and flavor, but any really dark will do. light -- harp will give you authenticity, but is expensive and sometimes hard to get; yuengling or sam adams are good domestic alternatives.