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- From: plgold@ix.netcom.com (Pat Gold)
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Cream of Broccoli Soup
- Date: 26 Apr 1995 23:24:24 -0600
- Organization: netcom.com
- Message-ID: <199504251830.LAA05267@ix5.ix.netcom.com>
-
- This recipe for Cream of Broccoli soup has always worked for me and is
- easy and fast.
-
- Cream of Broccoli Soup
-
- Yield: About 8 Cups
- Prep: About 50 Minutes
-
- 1 medium-size carrot, scraped and chopped
- 1 rib celery, chopped
- 1 medium-size onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 small potato, peeled and chopped fine
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cups Chicken Stock or 3 (10-1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
- 1 large head broccoli, the woody stems removed or 2 (10-ounce) packages
- frozen chopped broccoli
-
- 1-1/2 cups light cream (half and half), scalded
- Salt
- White Pepper
-
- In a large saucepan, combine the first six ingredients. Bring the
- liquid to the boil, reduce the heat, and simmer the vegetables, covered,
- for 25 minutes, or until the potato is very tender. Chop the fresh
- broccoli. Add the broccoli to the contents of the saucepan and
- boil it, covered, for 20 minutes.
-
- In the container of a food processor or blender, whirl the mixture, 2
- cupfuls at a time, until it is smooth.
-
- Combine and blend the puree and cream. Bring soup to serving
- temperature. Season the soup to taste with salt and pepper.
-
- Variation: for those who enjoy garlic, there is Cream of Broccoli Soup
- with Garlic: saute in 2 tablespoons of butter, 2 large cloves of
- garlic, peeled and chopped fine; add them to the cooked broccoil
- before pureeing the vegetable. Complete the recipe as above.
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