Instant Pot Tomato Soup
Instant Pot Tomato Soup
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Note: You don’t need to be precise with cutting your vegetables. The soup is going to be blended.
- Press the saute’ button and set to “normal”. Let the Instant Pot heat up. This will just take a few minutes. When hot, add the butter and let it melt. Now, add your onions, carrots and celery and saute’ just for just 3 minutes. The veggies soften just a bit.
- It’s now time to add your can of whole tomatoes, your can of tomato sauce, your chicken broth, sugar, salt, and black pepper. Give this all a stir. Hit cancel on your Instant Pot. Close and seal your lid. Press the pressure cook button and you want it set to “manual high” and set for 6 minutes. Close the lid and seal.
- When the time is up, press the cancel button and quick release using by pressing down the vent button. Wait till all the pressure has released and the pressure pin has dropped. It’s now safe to open the pot.
- Press the saute’ button and click till it says “more”. This is just getting you to a higher saute’ temperature. Now, it’s time to finish this delicious soup. Stir in your milk and then blend using an immersion blender till the soup is nice and smooth. Let it cook for 4-5 minutes until all the flavors have married together. This soup is so good that you will never want to buy canned soup again!
- Note: if you don’t have an immersion blender, you can blend this in a few batches in a regular blender and return to the Instant Pot to finish.
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Let us know how it was!Why the Instant Pot works well for tomato soup
Pressure cooking speeds up what would otherwise be a longer stovetop simmer while still extracting flavor from the vegetables and tomatoes. High pressure softens the carrots, onion, and celery quickly and helps canned tomatoes break down so the soup blends to a smooth, even texture with less hands-on time. Using the sauté step before the pressure cycle browns the aromatics slightly, and finishing on sauté lets flavors meld and the soup come together before serving.
Why this version includes sugar and whole milk
This version uses 1 tablespoon of sugar and 4 cups of whole milk. A small amount of sugar helps balance tomato acidity so the finished soup tastes rounder and less sharp. Whole milk contributes creaminess and body, softening bright tomato flavors and giving the soup a velvety mouthfeel that blends smoothly with the pureed tomatoes and vegetables.
About San Marzano and canned tomatoes
San Marzano refers to a plum-style tomato variety traditionally grown in a region of Italy and is known for a concentrated, slightly sweet tomato flavor and relatively few seeds. Using a whole canned tomato together with tomato sauce provides both body and concentrated tomato flavor that blend into a smooth base for the soup.
Watch Dr. J Make Instant Pot Tomato Soup
Watch Dr. J make Instant Pot Tomato Soup and see how it comes together.
