Smoked Tomato Soup | The Chef's Garden

Ingredients

• ½ pound smoked bacon, diced
• 1 sweet onion, cut into small dice
• ½ bulb garlic, cloves thinly sliced
• ⅛ cup (20g) all-purpose flour
• 28 ounces (794 g) heirloom tomatoes
• 1 pint (1/2 L) chicken stock
• 15 cracks black pepper
• 2 bay leaves, preferably fresh
• 4 full sprigs of thyme
• ½ cup (120Ml) heavy cream
• ¾ teaspoons salt, plus more to taste