Name: Tomato and Coconut Soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 Tbsp olive oil; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 onion, chopped; 1 carrot, chopped; 1.2 Kg tomatoes (halved if not baby); 750 ml vegetable stock; 2 Tbsp soy sauce; 2 Tbsp rice; ½ tsp of Italian herbs; Salt (optional) & ground black pepper to taste; 120 ml coconut milk; Sugar (optional) to taste; Garnish: Fresh mint or basil

Tomato and Coconut Soup

1 May 2018

by RickRock

Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Total Time

20 minutes

Background

I remember as a child thinking that soup meant tomato soup - in particular Heinz from a tin - and I loved it, probably because it was laden with sugar specifically to appeal to youngsters. I like to think my taste has developed since then and I find this Tomato and Coconut Soup rather more sophisticated but it's still simply delicious for kids of all ages!

Ingredients

3 Tbsp olive oil
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1.2 Kg tomatoes (halved if not baby)
750 ml vegetable stock
2 Tbsp soy sauce
2 Tbsp rice
½ tsp of Italian herbs
Salt (optional) & ground black pepper to taste
120 ml coconut milk
Sugar (optional) to taste
Garnish: Fresh mint or basil

Instructions

Heat the oil in the pressure cooker pan. When hot, add the garlic, onion & carrot. Stir, lower heat & sauté for 5 minutes.
Meanwhile halve the tomatoes (not needed if they're mini ones). then add to pan. Saute, stirring occasionally, for another few minutes.
Add the stock, soy, rice & seasoning and bring to the boil. Cook under pressure for 5 minutes then turn off the heat and allow to depressurise naturally.
Remove the lid and pour in the coconut milk. Use a hand-held blender to create your desired consistency - at this point, if you wish, you can add sugar to your taste. Reheat as necessary before garnishing and serving.

Tips

If you don't have a pressure cooker you'll need to simmer in a heavy-bottomed pan for about 20 minutes stirring regularly.
If you have no coconut milk, and dairy is not a concern, normal cream is fine instead.