Tomato Soup

Serves: 4
Cook time: 10-15 mins

Ingredients & Recipe:

1) In a saucepan, mix 1 cup water, 1 can of chicken broth, 2 tbsp of butter, 4 peppercorns (whole pepper), 1 bay leaf, 1/2 stick cinnamon stick, 1 tsp crushed pepper, 2 tbsp red chilli powder, salt to taste.

2) Then add 4 tbsp plain tomato paste (canned or fresh), 2 tbsp diced tomatoes (canned or fresh) and bring all the ingredients to a boil.

3) Once the contents, above, start to boil, add 1 tbsp curshed oregano, and 1 tbsp cornstarch and let all this boil in together for another couple minutes.

4) Take the saucepan off the heat and strain all the ingredients. You may need to squeeze out the diced tomatoes to get the flavor out into the strained soup.

5) Garnish with a leaf of cilantro & croutons. Nnjoy during a chilly winter day or as an appetizer!