Tomato Soup, for the Winter

Winter is coming, here in Australia, and I love a warming soup, snuggled up on the lounge, mmmmmmmmmmmmm.
As a child, one of my favourites was Campbell's Tomato Soup, now that my taste has matured somewhat I like to make my own!
Ingredients
12 or so large tomatoes - a mix of roma and field are great
Drizzle of olive oil
1/2 t Salt
1/2 t Pepper
1 tBrown sugar
Drizzle balsamic vinegar
6 large cloves garlic, unpeeled
1 Spanish onion
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup fresh cream
Some lovely fresh Thyme
Method
1/2 the tomatoes and place on a baking tray with garlic cloves. Drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper, brown sugar and balsamic vinegar - roast at 180 degrees for an hour.
Sauté onion until clear and add tomatoes, squeeze garlic cloves into pan and add stock, add a little more balsamic vinegar at this time. Simmer for about 1/2 an hour. Purée in batches and pass through a sieve, and cream and heat. Adjust seasoning to taste and serve with nice bread........... We like ciabatta.
Yum yum yum! Enjoy

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