Tomato Soup

Ingredients

• 1 ounce of ham
• 1 little carrot
• 1 onion
• 2 ounces of butter
• 1 bay leaf
• A few peppercorns
• 2 tablespoons of flour
• 1 quart of broth (stock)
• 1 quart of canned tomatoes
• 2 ounces of brown sugar
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

1. Cut ham, carrot, and onion into thin slices
2. Place cut ingredients into a stew pan with butter, bay leaf, and peppercorns
3. Add flour and stir together over a fire until the color is a light brown
4. Moisten the mixture with broth, or stock, and continue stirring over a slow fire
5. Add canned tomatoes
6. Season with salt, pepper, and brown sugar
7. Strain the mixture and boil ingredients together for one hour.

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days.
Prepared by Austin Snider
Louisiana Anthology
July 21, 2017