Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1              ounce  olive oil
  3             cloves  garlic -- minced
  3             ounces  onions -- minced
  3             ounces  tomato paste
  2 1/4         pounds  tomatoes -- skinned, seeded,
                        -- chopped
  2             quarts  chicken stock -- or vegetable stock
     1/2         ounce  basil -- chopped
  1 1/2      teaspoons  jalapenos -- minced
  1              sprig  oregano -- chopped
  1              sprig  thyme -- chopped
  4 1/2         ounces  white wine -- dry
  1                     bay leaf

Preparation:

1. Sweat the garlic and onions in the olive oil.

2. Add the tomato paste and saute until it has a sweet aroma and beings to take on a rusty color.

3. Add the tomatoe, stock, basil, jalapenos, oregano, thyme, wine, and bay leaf.

4. Simmer for approximately 30 minutes.

5. Strain the soup through a medium chinois.

Nutritional Information:

88 Calories (kcal); 3g Total Fat; (40% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 1795mg Sodium