Tomato Soup

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  garlic cloves

  2
  2 cloves roasted garlic, homemade
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  shallots in pieces

  1 ½ oz
  1 ½ oz yellow onions, in pieces
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  extra virgin olive oil

  ½ oz
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  ripe tomatoes quartered (see Tip)

  9 oz
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  tomato paste

  2 tsp
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  vegetable stock (optional) to desired consistency (see Tip)

  4 - 6 oz
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  smoked paprika to taste

  ¼ - ½ tsp
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  sugar to taste

  ½ - 1 tsp
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  salt to taste

  ½ tsp
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  ground black pepper to taste

  ¼ tsp
  ¼ tsp white pepper, to taste
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  fresh basil leaves plus extra to garnish

  3
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  dried red chili flakes to garnish