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Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cups red onion, chopped
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 4 cloves of garlic, minced
• 10 large, very ripe tomatoes, peels and stems/core removed, seeded if possible
• cup of fresh basil, chopped fine
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 4 cups of chicken broth (or vegetable if you're vegetarian), homemade is best.
• 1 tablespoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 cup of cream, if cream of tomato soup is desired.