This recipe makes 8 cups
Directions:
1. Preheat the over to 400°F
2. Peel and slice the onions
3. Core the tomatoes & peel the garlic. Insert the garlic cloves into the hollowed centers of the tomatoes
4. Place the tomatoes in a baking dish and lightly spray with cooking spray—be careful not to overdo it
5. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
6. Roast the tomatoes for 40-45 minutes until soft and slightly caramelized.
7. While the tomatoes are roasting, heat a large stockpot over medium heat with a splash of broth. Add the sliced onions and cook slowly, stirring occasionally. Add broth as needed until caramelized.
8. Once the tomatoes, garlic, and onions are done, transfer them to a blender.
9. Add the fresh basil and blend until smooth.
10. Pour the blended mixture into a pot over medium heat.
11. Stir in 1-2 cups of vegetable broth or water (adjust for desired consistency)
12. Add ½ tsp dried oregano
13. Simmer for 10-15 minutes, adjusting seasoning as needed.
14. Add parchment paper to your trays
15. Pour soup onto trays
16. Pre Freeze when possible
17. Freeze dry (my cycle time was 31 hours)
18. Store in jars for short-term use or in mylar bags for long-term storage
Rehydration:
Add 1 cup of boiling water to ½ cup freeze-dried tomato soup. Stir and enjoy
Nutritional Value Per 1 cup
Calories: 54 Protein: 2 g Fat: 0 g Carbohydrates: 12 g Sugar: 6 g Fiber: 3 g
Comments (1)
In this tomato soup recipe, you indicate 30 hours and 26 minutes for the process time. However, you have not indicated if you froze the soup first. I put my soup in the freeze dryer last night, it was still warm, and it is still freeze 13 hours later. Just wondering if this was normal. Also, I think my new freeze drying process will be to prefreeze Everything. Your thoughts and comments would be appreciated. Thanks so much!
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Freeze Drying Cookbook replied:
Hi Sunny, I try to prefreeze everything, especially liquids. 13 hours is probably fine in your case but in the future, try to freeze liquids for at least 24 hours. If the food is frozen solid all the way through, it will drastically reduce your freeze time as well as your overall cycle time. As a bonus, it will put less wear and tear on your freeze dryer!
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