[ { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Add your cooking fat of choice (I use olive oil or ghee), sliced onion, and minced garlic to your pot. Saute on medium high heat for approximately 3 - 5 minutes or until onion wilts and becomes a bit translucent. You do not want your onion or garlic to brown." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Slice the tops off your tomatoes (the part where the stem connects). Skip that if you're using cherry tomatoes." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Add tomatoes and chicken broth to your pot. Cover and cook on medium high heat until tomato skin wrinkles and pulls back from tomato flesh. This typically takes 10 - 15 minutes." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Pour everything into a large blender along with the tomato paste, coconut milk, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Blend until smooth. If your blender isn't big enough you may need to blend half and then the other half." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Pour the now creamy soup back into your pot. Stir in your finely chopped fresh basil." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Now you're ready to ladle the soup into bowls! Garnish with a little extra basil or a drizzle of coconut milk to really impress your guests." } ]