Tomato Soup with Basil

INSTRUCTIONS

• 1
  First, cut a cross into all the tomatoes, place them in a bowl, and pour hot water over them. Wait for about 5 minutes. Then you can easily peel them all.
• 2
  We need to remove the seeds from the peeled tomatoes, so quarter them and simply cut out or squeeze out the seeds. Place the prepared tomatoes into a food processor and blend into a coarse 'mash'.
• 3
  Peel and finely chop the shallots and garlic.
• 4
  Heat olive oil in a pan over low heat and add the shallots, frying them until translucent. Then add the garlic and let it become fragrant in the pan with the shallots for a minute.
• 5
  Add the blended tomatoes and half of the torn basil to the pan.
• 6
  Spread the baguette, cut into 4 mm strips, over the surface of the tomatoes and cover with a lid.
• 7
  After 20 minutes of cooking, the soup is done.
• 8
  Finally, add the parmesan, the remaining basil, salt, and sugar to taste.