Creamy Balsamic Tomato Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable broth
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
1/2 cup onion (chopped)
5 garlic cloves
56 ounces whole tomatoes (drained)
3/4 cup half-and-half
fresh ground black pepper

Preparation

Preheat oven to 500.
Combine 1/2 cup broth, brown sugar, vinegar & soy sauce in small bowl.
Place onion, garlic and tomoatoes in a baking pan. Pour above mixture over tomatoes & bake for 50 minutes.
Place tomato mixture, remaining broth and half-and-half in blender (a little at a time) and blend until smooth. You could also use an immersion blender in a stock pot.
If picky about lumps, strain mixture through sieve.
Serve topped with fresh black pepper.