Description
Courtesy michael chiarello
show: easy entertaining with michael chiarello
episode: tv dinner redux
Ingredients
- Chopped Tomatoes
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- Celery
- Carrot
- Yellow Onion
- Garlic Cloves
- Chicken Broth
- Bay Leaf
- Butter
- Fresh Basil Leaf
- Heavy Cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees f
- Strain the chopped canned tomatoes, reserving the juices, and spread onto a baking sheet, season with salt and pepper, to taste, drizzle with 1 / 4 cup of the olive oil and roast until caramelized, about 15 minutes
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan, heat remaining olive oil over medium-low heat
- Add the celery, carrot, onion and garlic, cook until softened, about 10 minutes
- Add the roasted chopped canned tomatoes, reserved tomato juices, chicken broth, bay leaf and butter
- Simmer until vegetables are very tender, about 15 to 20 minutes
- Add basil and cream, if using
- Puree with a hand held immersion blender until smooth