I was playing around with Stuffed Cabbage recipes last week and the majority of the recipes I found online called for condensed cream of tomato soup which was very frustrating for me. I spent half the day researching recipes WITHOUT it and kept coming up with alternatives that used gravy or a lemon sauce, which is not what I wanted.
I wanted a true traditional Polish stuffed cabbage so I was just about to abort the whole idea for another day when it occurred to me to make it myself.
This was super easy to do. There are a ton of copycat recipes on Pinterest but most of them called for either tomato puree or tomato sauce, both of which I did not have.
But what I DID have was organic tomato juice (I think I was saving it for a soup recipe, I’m not totally sure), so I decided to just wing it with that since it is made from tomatoes afterall.
I needed to thicken it obviously, so I started by making a roux of butter and flour then added the juice. It needed a little tweaking so I added some ketchup and some spices. If you have tomato paste I think that would work as well but in order to balance out the acidity of the tomatoes you will need to add a little more sugar.
This recipe only uses 4 ingredients and some spices. There is no HFCS or preservatives or MSG. It is super quick and easy to make so you have no more excuses! 🙂
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Homemade Condensed Tomato Soup
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons Organic Butter
- 2 Tablespoons White Whole Wheat Flour (I use Bob Mills)
- 1 ½ Cups of Tomato Juice
- 2 Tablespoons Organic Ketchup
- â…› tsp dried garlic powder
- ÂĽ teaspoon Sea Salt
- 1 Tablespoon Cane Sugar
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan
- Add the flour and stir to combine and cook for 1-2 minutes to burn off any raw flour taste
- Add the tomato juice, ketchup, garlic powder, salt and sugar and stir to combine
I was making a cheeseburger & biscuit casserole that called for tomato soup. It was so tasty I wished I didn’t have to add it to the casserole. Will try again and enjoy as soup.
Thank you so much!
thanks for giving it a try Jennifer!
Is this recipe equal to one 10 oz can?
If you put sugar in it you will still have acid…it will just be sweet acid. I learned about 44years ago ,as a new wife, that you can neutralize the acid by sprinkling a pinch of baking soda on top of the tomatoes as it
is cooking, then stiring it in and slowly cooking till soda is cooked off (about 5 min) You will no longer taste the acid and the tomatoes will have a natural sweet taste. Just remember to start with a very small amount of soda and only add more, a little at a time, tasting in between, till there is no more acid taste. So much better than sugar. I do this with all my recipes that call for tomatoes.
Very good! And simple, thanks. Having for dinner tonight my husband’s mother taught me how to make cabbage rolls 35 years ago! As they are polish one of his favorite meals loved the sauerkraut on top!! Thanks for bringing back the memories!!
Thank you Lisa! I so glad you enjoyed it and the memories it provided. Deb
Living in Bulgaria getting Cambells condensed soup would of been a long and expensive problem so thanks for the great recipie Debi now new dishes open up 🙂
Found you needing a recipe to substitute Campbell’s soup in an old favorite sloppy joe recipe. Haven’t made it yet, can you tell me is this the same measurement and consistency of one can of Campbell’s soup?
My first time visiting your site. It won’t be my last!
it’s been a really long time since I’ve made it to be honest so I can’t tell you for sure how much it makes. If I remember correctly I used it all when taking the photo so hopefully that helps you.
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Joe, I can’t believe what I am reading! How rude are you?
I made the tomato soup for cabbage rolls. I decided to make the soup the day before, ended up eating it for dinner. It was excellent soup with crackers. I made more for your cabbage roll recipe and loved it. My dinner with my husband was excellent and a success.
I love reading comments like yours Sandi – thanks so much!
thanks for your comment Joe
Joe, don’t blaspheme! Be a gentleman and just use your eyes to find what you want without being impolite.