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- From: george@sysvis (George E. Robertson)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Broccoli soup
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- Date: 23 May 86 03:39:28 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE BROCCOLI-SOUP SPV "15 Apr 86" 1986
- .RZ "CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP" "Addictive broccoli soup"
- This rich soup is a real flavor treat for everyone, even for people who
- don't normally eat broccoli. It can be served as the only course in a light
- meal. The soup is at its best when served with hot, hard French finger rolls
- and freshly squeezed cool orange juice. It is my own original recipe. You
- will not have tried it anywhere else except at my house. Enjoy.
- .IH "serves 4\-6"
- .IG "2" "bunches, fresh broccoli"
- (each about
- .AB "3 in" "75 mm"
- bottom diameter, banded)
- .IG "\(12 lb" "butter" "240 g"
- .IG "2\-6" "cloves of fresh garlic,"
- chopped fine. (Use less or more to taste.)
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "chervil" "30 ml"
- (fresh or dried, finely chopped)
- .IG "1 tsp" "salt" "5 ml"
- .IG "1 tsp" "white pepper" "5 ml"
- .IG "3 cups" "milk" "750 ml"
- (use full-cream milk (homogenized))
- .IG "1" "medium egg yolk,"
- beaten
- .IG "\(14 cup" "flour" "25 g"
- (no lumps)
- .IG "1/8 tsp" "cardamom" "0.5 ml"
- .IG "1/8 tsp" "mace" "0.5 ml"
- .IG "1 cup" "heavy cream" "250 ml"
- ("whipping" cream preferred)
- .IG "1/3 cup" "Gruyere cheese" "50 g"
- (fresh, grated fine)
- .IG "1/3 cup" "parmesan cheese" "60 g"
- (fresh, grated to powder)
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Cut broccoli into bite-size pieces.
- Discard the hard stem pieces, but keep tender leaves and stem parts.
- .SK 2
- Steam the cut broccoli for about 5\-8 minutes, until just
- bright green in color. Do not overcook.
- .SK 3
- In a
- .AB "10-inch" "25-cm"
- enameled (non-metal) skillet, heat
- .AB "6 oz" "180 g"
- of butter until
- melted. Add chopped garlic and wait until butter is hot enough to cook in.
- Add steamed broccoli, then chervil to the skillet. Lightly salt the broccoli.
- .SK 4
- Cover, and cook over medium low heat, stirring occasionally with a wooden
- spoon, for another 5\-10 minutes or until the broccoli turns a darker
- green color and becomes very soft.
- .SK 5
- Mash the broccoli right in the skillet
- until no large pieces remain. Use a potato masher or a strong wooden spoon.
- Mash until there are no pieces remaining that are too big to fit in a soup
- spoon.
- .SK 6
- While broccoli is cooking, add beaten egg yolk to
- .AB "2 cups" "500 ml"
- of milk.
- .SK 7
- Put
- .AB "3 Tbsp" "50 g"
- butter into a 2\-3
- .AB "quart" "liter"
- saucepan. Use enamel or glass for best
- soup flavor. Metal pans will make this soup bitter. Melt butter and add
- flour. When the flour bubbles and starts to cook, add the egg/milk
- mixture into the saucepan. Add the cardamom, mace, and white pepper. Stir
- contents of saucepan constantly with wooden spoon until thick. Lower the
- cooking heat.
- .SK 8
- Empty the mashed broccoli mixture
- into the saucepan. Stir until well-mixed. Slowly stir in the remaining milk
- and the cream. As soon as the soup becomes hot enough to cook again,
- add the grated cheeses.
- .SK 9
- Turn the heat down lower and simmer for about 5 more minutes,
- stirring to allow the cheeses to melt and mix while the table is being set.
- Serve immediately and retire quickly so as not to be trampled by those who
- smelled it cooking.
- .NX
- This recipe may be doubled, halved or whatever without penalty. Vary the
- amount of milk added the second time to change the soup thickness to your own
- tastes. You also may use any \fIfresh\fR green vegetable as a substitute for
- the broccoli. Asparagus tips, artichoke hearts, and corn are especially nice.
- Cook them in the same way as you did the broccoli. Use any leftover butter
- on the hard French finger rolls. Warning: This soup is a mild aphrodisiac
- when served as suggested and by candlelight. Use Bailey's Irish Cream as a
- chaser.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- moderate.
- .I Time:
- 30 minutes.
- .WR
- George Robertson
- Fort Worth, Texas
- (ihnp4!sys1!sysvis!ger)
-