Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1/2 c (1 stick) butter 1 pn Cayenne
1 lb Onion(s), thinly sliced 2 c Heavy cream
-(about 2 cups) 1/3 c Brandy
4 lb Ripe tomatoes, cored Salt and pepper to taste
-(about 20 medium) Fresh basil to garnish
1 ts Dried basil leaves

Melt the butter in a large, heavy pot. Add the onions and cook them
over medium-high heat until limp and beginning to turn golden.
Coarsely chop the tomatoes and add them, together with any juice, to
the onions. Stir in the dried basil and cayenne. Cook, uncovered,
over medium-high heat for 30 minutes.

Force the mixture through a sieve or pass it through a food mill that
is fitted with a medium blade. Pour it into a clean, nonreactive pot
or large saucepan. Warm gently.

Scald the cream and stir it thoroughly into the tomato mixture. heat
through (do not boil), and stir in the brandy. Add salt and pepper to
taste. To serve, garnish with large basil leaves.

Beat This! by Ann Hodgman ISBN 1-881527-21-2 pg 188
Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 03-20-95

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