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Orange Juice Is The Secret Ingredient That Takes Tomato Soup To The Next Tier
By Cristine Struble
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A balanced dish should have salty, sweet, bitter, sour, and umami flavors. To prevent your tomato soup from being one noted, orange juice can provide a sweet, bright boost.
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Besides harmonizing with the savory flavors in tomato soup, orange juice also helps to create a bright bridge between the tomato and other ingredients.
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From rounding out the pungent garlic to keeping that drizzle of cream from overtaking the eating experience, the citrus keeps the scales from tipping too far in any one direction.
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When adding orange juice to tomato soup, freshly squeezed orange juice is preferred, but you can use store-bought orange juice if it doesn't include any added sugars.
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This OJ hack is meant to be a sweetener, but no one wants to turn a comforting tomato soup into a more densely caloric meal that feels like a dessert.
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When adding orange juice, you should be careful to pour in more than a splash but less than a cup. Remember, it is a tomato soup, not an orange soup.