Cream Of Broccoli Soup
Total Time: 45 mins
Preparation Time: 45 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 4
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
- 1 medium green pepper
- 4 cups chopped broccoli
- 1 cup broccoli floret, thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon salt (more, to taste)
- 2 1/2 cups water or 2 1/2 cups stock
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream or 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 pinch allspice
- black pepper or pepper
- 1 dash tamari
- 1 dash thyme (optional, to taste) or 1 dash basil (optional, to taste)
- chopped scallion, for the top
- 1/2 cup buttermilk, whisked in right before serving
Recipe
- 1 saute the onions in butter with bay leaf* until the onions are translucent.
- 2 add the chopped green pepper, chopped broccoli, water or stock, and salt.
- 3 cook about 10 minutes, covered (until broccoli is tender, but still bright green).
- 4 puree little by little with milk, in the blender. *(remove bay leaf before pureeing)make sure it's pureed until absoluteley smooth. (the texture is very important to the success of this soup).
- 5 whisk in the sour or heavy cream and the seasonings. adjust the salt and pepper, if necessary.
- 6 steam te broccoli flowerets until just done (again, tender, but full of color).
- 7 combine the flowerets with soup in a large double boiler or kettle. heat gently and serve right away. whisk in the optional buttermil as you serve. top with minced scallions.
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