Tomato Hoop Soup with Cheese Croutons
Donal Skehan
Donal Skehan
Recipe - Marshes
Tomato Hoop Soup with Cheese Croutons
Prep Time10 Minutes
Servings4
Cook Time35 Minutes
Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 sticks celery, finely chopped
2 x 400g tins finely chopped tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp soft brown sugar
400ml veg stock
60g hoop shaped pasta (Anelli Siciliani, or any pasta shape you have)
200ml whole milk
Sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
30g unsalted butter, softened
4 slices sliced white bread
100g Emmental cheese, grated plus extra to finish
150g hard grated mozzarella
50g scamorza mozzarella, grated
Directions
INGREDIENTS
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 sticks celery, finely chopped
- 2 x 400g tins finely chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp soft brown sugar
- 400ml veg stock
- 60g hoop shaped pasta (Anelli Siciliani)
- 200ml whole milk
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
For the cheese toastie croutons:
- 30g unsalted butter, softened
- 4 slices sliced white bread
- 100g Emmental cheese, grated plus extra to finish
- 150g hard grated mozzarella
- 50g scamorza, grated
METHOD
- Heat the oil in a large casserole pot over a medium heat. Add the onion, celery and a pinch of salt and fry for 10 mins, or until softened. Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, Worcestershire sauce, soft brown sugar and veg stock before covering and allowing to simmer for 10 mins.
- Season and blitz the soup with a stick blender until smooth, add in the pasta, cover and simmer again for a further 10-15 mins, stirring regularly to stop the pasta from sticking. Add the milk towards the end of the simmering time.
- Spread one side of each bread slice with a thin layer of butter and heat a non-stick large frying pan over a medium-low heat. Place two of the bread slices butter side down in the pan. Split the cheeses between both slices and top with the other bread slices, butter side up. Fry for 3 mins, flip over then weigh the toasties down with a utensil and fry for another 2-3 mins or until the cheese is molten and the toasties are gooey. Slice each toastie into 12 small squares, the size of chunky croutons.
- Ladle the hot soup into bowls, season, drizzle over extra virgin olive oil and top with the toastie croutons and a blanket of extra finely grated gruyere.
10 minutes
Prep Time
35 minutes
Cook Time
4
Servings
Shop Ingredients
Makes 4 servings
Dunnes Stores Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil 250ml
€2.45€9.80/l
Dunnes Stores My Family Favourites Onions 1kg
€1.19€1.19/kg
Dunnes Stores Fresh Celery
€0.99
Dunnes Stores Italian Chopped Tomatoes in a Rich Tomato Juice 400g
€1.09€2.73/kg
Dunnes Stores Tomato Purée 140g
€1.00€7.14/kg
Goodall's of Ireland Worcestershire Sauce 125ml
€2.29€18.32/l
Gem Soft Dark Brown Sugar 500g
€2.25€4.50/kg
Kallo Organic Vegetable Stock Cubes 6 x 66g
€2.30€34.85/kg
Dunnes Stores Conchiglie 500g
€1.39€2.78/kg
Dunnes Stores Irish Whole Milk 500ml
€0.65€1.30/l
Dunnes Stores Sea Salt Grinder 100g
€1.50€15.00/kg
Dunnes Stores Black Pepper Ground 35g
€1.00€0.03/g
Connacht Gold Unsalted Butter 227g
€2.20€9.69/kg
Dunnes Stores White Sliced Pan 800g
€0.85€1.06/kg
Dunnes Stores Sweet & Nutty Irish Emmental 200g
€1.85€9.25/kg
Dunnes Stores Mild Mozzarella Cheese 200g
€2.00€10.00/kg
Dunnes Stores Smoky Italian Scamorza 100g
€2.89€28.90/kg
Recipe
INGREDIENTS
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 sticks celery, finely chopped
- 2 x 400g tins finely chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp soft brown sugar
- 400ml veg stock
- 60g hoop shaped pasta (Anelli Siciliani)
- 200ml whole milk
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
For the cheese toastie croutons:
- 30g unsalted butter, softened
- 4 slices sliced white bread
- 100g Emmental cheese, grated plus extra to finish
- 150g hard grated mozzarella
- 50g scamorza, grated
METHOD
- Heat the oil in a large casserole pot over a medium heat. Add the onion, celery and a pinch of salt and fry for 10 mins, or until softened. Add the tomatoes, tomato puree, Worcestershire sauce, soft brown sugar and veg stock before covering and allowing to simmer for 10 mins.
- Season and blitz the soup with a stick blender until smooth, add in the pasta, cover and simmer again for a further 10-15 mins, stirring regularly to stop the pasta from sticking. Add the milk towards the end of the simmering time.
- Spread one side of each bread slice with a thin layer of butter and heat a non-stick large frying pan over a medium-low heat. Place two of the bread slices butter side down in the pan. Split the cheeses between both slices and top with the other bread slices, butter side up. Fry for 3 mins, flip over then weigh the toasties down with a utensil and fry for another 2-3 mins or until the cheese is molten and the toasties are gooey. Slice each toastie into 12 small squares, the size of chunky croutons.
- Ladle the hot soup into bowls, season, drizzle over extra virgin olive oil and top with the toastie croutons and a blanket of extra finely grated gruyere.