Ingredients

• Smoke the Tomatoes
• 3 pounds plum or roma tomatoes
  
• 2 handfuls hickory wood chips, soaked
  
• 2 tablespoons sea salt
  
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
  

• Prepare the Soup
• Smoked tomatoes
  
• 5 cups chicken stock
  
• ¹/₂ cup creme fraiche
  
• 2 tablespoons fresh herbs, such as thyme, basil, and chives, chopped
  
• 1 sourdough baguette, sliced into rounds and toasted until golden