How To Make Tuscan Tomato Bread Soup with Steamed Mussels
This tomato bread soup is packed with bell peppers and basil cooked in a rich organo-seasoned tomato sauce that captures the delicious Tuscan flavors.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 6tbspolive oil
- 1onion
- 1red bell pepper
- 6clovesgarlic
- ¼cupfresh basil,(plus 2 tbsp thin-sliced basil leaves) chopped
- ½tspdried oregano
- 2cupscanned crushed tomatoes in thick puree,(from one 28-oz can)
- 1¼lbsvine-ripened tomatoes,(about 4)
- 1cupcanned low-sodium chicken broth,or homemade stock
- 2¼tspsalt
- 1pinchsugar
- ¾lbcountry loaf
- ¼tspfresh-ground black pepper
- 2lbsmussels
- ¼cupdry white wine
Instructions
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In a large saucepan, heat 4 tablespoons of the oil over moderately low heat.
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Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, chopped basil, and oregano. Cook for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally until the onion is golden.
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Add the canned and fresh tomatoes, the broth, salt, and sugar; bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low. Simmer for about 30 minutes, uncovered, until thick.
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Meanwhile, heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Put the bread on a baking sheet and toast in the oven for about 25 minutes until crisp. Remove.
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Add the bread and the pepper to the sauce and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring gently until the bread absorbs all the liquid.
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Discard any mussels that have broken shells or that don’t clamp shut when tapped.
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Put the wine, mussels, and 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large stainless-steel saucepan. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
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Cook for about 3 minutes, shaking the pot occasionally, just until the mussels open. Discard any mussels that do not open.
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Mound the bread soup in shallow bowls and surround it with the mussels and broth, leaving any grit in the pan.
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Drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and sprinkle with the sliced basil.
Nutrition
- Calories: 716.83kcal
- Fat: 29.23g
- Saturated Fat: 4.65g
- Trans Fat: 0.02g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 16.71g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.16g
- Carbohydrates: 71.71g
- Fiber: 8.78g
- Sugar: 16.99g
- Protein: 41.55g
- Cholesterol: 63.50mg
- Sodium: 1713.68mg
- Calcium: 254.43mg
- Potassium: 1763.93mg
- Iron: 14.55mg
- Vitamin A: 232.53µg
- Vitamin C: 90.85mg
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