Tomato Orange Soup

[pomtzu]

Now that's definitely different. I was thinking you just added orange juice to regular tomato soup. As you can tell, I like to keep my cooking as simple as possible these days. That's also why I LOVE my crockpot!

[jennielynn1970]

It's not acidic to me, but it's just 1/4 cup of orange juice. I did add more carrots to my stock, and more onions, but that's just my preference. I love veggies. I also made a triple batch to share with friends and family. The OJ just adds enough of a kick to give it a flavor boost in my opinion when I tasted it. The salt is definitely needed (I tried it without it, as I normally try to take out salt whenever possible. The pepper helped as well.).

[jennielynn1970]

As you can tell, I like to keep my cooking as simple as possible these days.

I was thinking while I was making it, it could be easier to make. Next time, I'm using crushed tomatoes, not whole. The whole just take too much time to break down, and all that food processing is a PITA. Also, I got carrot chips, but next time will probably just get the tiny carrot sticks for salads. They will break down easier as well. The onion was no problem, neither were getting the bay leaves out. It's really an easy soup. Just putting a little thought into making it easier here, lol!