Bush Tomato Soup

Serves 4

Well I thought it was about time we did some Aussie bush food.

Now, from the out set lets be clear on this point, that most aussies have never tried many of the bush items I will do in this column. We don't all eat kangaroo & EMU every week either. Many of these things are an acquired taste, and are mainly sold in specialty restaurants.

Like everything in this great country of mine, more people are trying new foods every day. Now bush tomatoes taste not unlike Tamarillo,(tomatillo's) with a pronounced caramel after taste. So if you cant get any bush tomatoes use tamorillo's instead.

Now like most of the recipes I will post; this is MY SITE, people are going to say "that's not how you prepare that", But that's what I love about cooking, there are many different ways and styles to accomplish the same thing.

Ingredients

• 1 med. Onion (finely diced or Brunoise as the trade calls
• Salt & pepper to taste
  
• 6 med.-large Tomatoes very -ripe( peeled,seeded & chopped,or just use an 810g or 2lb tin of crushed tomatoes
  
• 3 cups water.
  
• 2 tbl Tomato paste.
  
• 1 tbl Lacewoods® bush Tomatoes or 1 Tamarillo (peeled, seeded& chopped)
  
• 1-tsp basil(chopped)
  

Right here we go!

In a pot Sauté the onion with out color for a few in the oil .

Add the tomatoes cook for a while longer add the water, salt and pepper and tomato paste.

Bring to near boiling and then simmer for 10-mins.enough time for a beer or a glass of wine.

Add the bush tomatoes that have been soaked or the Tamarillo and cook another 10 mins.

Cool for a while, then either uses a hand blender or a food processor and blend smooth.

Add the basil reheat and serve with some Damper or other crusty bread