Broccolisoup Recipes

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in medium sized stock pot, and saute onion and celery until tender. Add broccoli and broth, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree. Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot. Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the cooking pot.
• In small saucepan, over medium-heat melt 3 tablespoons butter, stir in flour and add milk. Stir until thick and bubbly, and add to soup. Season with pepper and serve.

Steps:

• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in heavy medium pot over medium-high heat. Add broccoli, onion, carrot, salt and pepper and saute until onion is translucent, about 6 minutes. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute, until the flour reaches a blonde color. Add stock and bring to boil.
• Simmer uncovered until broccoli is tender, about 15 minutes. Pour in cream. With an immersion blender, puree the soup. Add salt and pepper, to taste, and then replace the lid back on the pot. Serve hot with Homemade Croutons.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Cut bread into cubes and place in a large bowl. Drizzle cubes with olive oil, salt, pepper and red pepper flakes. Mix well.
• Spread seasoned bread onto a sheet pan and bake for about 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan
• Add the garlic and onions cook until the onions are softened, do not let them brown.
• add chopped broccoli and potato and cover in the butter.
• Let them sweat (with the lid on) for a few mins.
• Add vegetable stock, top up if it doesn't cover the vegetables, and bring it up to the boil.
• Leave to cook until the vegetables are tender, about 15 mins.
• Leave to cool, then blend.
• Add milk if desired.
• This can then be reheated. Alternatively it can be frozen and can be cooked from frozen in a sauce pan.

Steps:

• In a large deep pan heat the oil over medium and add the onion & garlic.
• Cook gently until softened for about 2-3 minutes.
• Add the potato, broccoli and stock and bring to the boil.
• Turn heat down and simmer for 20 mins until vegetables are cooked.
• Either pour into a blender and blend or use a stick blender in pan to make a smooth mixture.
• If using a blender add soup back to the pan and heat gently.
• It is at this point you can add the chopped bacon and simmer til bacon is cooked, about 15mins, then check seasoning.
• If not adding the bacon, check seasoning and add salt & pepper to taste & reheat gently.
• Serve in nice bowls with slices of french bread which have been toasted on one side, turned over and topped with either blue cheese or whatever cheese you have on hand and grilled for a few mins til melted & crispy, on the side.
• Note: cooking time does not include the extra time for the bacon addition.

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in medium sized stock pot, and sauté onion, garlic and celery until tender.
• Add broccoli and broth; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Purée soup (I use a hand blender) or mash with potato masher.
• Return to heat.
• In small saucepan, over medium heat melt 3 tablespoons butter, stir in flour and add milk.
• Stir until thick and bubbly, add to soup.
• Add cheese; stir until melted.
• Season with pepper and serve.

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring chicken broth to a boil. Add broccoli, onion and bay leaves. Reduce heat and simmer until broccoli is tender; remove bay leaves. Meanwhile, in another saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour to make a smooth paste. Gradually stir in milk. Cook over medium heat until mixture is hot and thickened, stirring occasionally. Add 1 cup of broccoli stock to milk mixture; stir until well blended. Gradually add remaining broccoli stock to milk mixture. Heat and stir until well-blended. Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• In a medium pot, melt butter over medium. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 8 minutes.
• Add flour and cook, stirring, until combined, 1 minute.
• Whisking constantly, add broth and 1 cup water and bring to a boil over high. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking occasionally, 10 minutes.
• Add broccoli and bring to a simmer. Cook until broccoli is very tender, 20 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to a large bowl. In batches, fill a blender halfway with mixture and puree until smooth; to allow heat to escape, remove cap from hole in lid, cover lid with a dish towel, and hold down firmly while blending. Return soup to pot as pureed.
• Add cream and heat over medium until warmed through. Season with salt and pepper. Thin with broth or water, if desired.