Potato And Broccoli Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the leeks and cook, stirring, until soft, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the potato, thyme, bay leaf, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring, until the potatoes are well coated, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in the broth and bring to a simmer.
• Add all but 2 to 3 of the broccoli florets, bring back to a simmer and cook until the broccoli is tender, about 20 minutes, adjusting the heat as needed to maintain a simmer. Remove from the heat, and let cool at least 5 minutes. Remove and discard the thyme and carefully puree until smooth with a handheld immersion blender or in 2 to 3 batches in a blender (do not fill blender more than halfway full).
• Meanwhile, cut the reserved broccoli florets in half, lengthwise. Put in a small microwave-safe bowl, toss with a splash of water and a pinch of salt, cover and cook until bright green and crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Set aside.
• Add the cream and reheat the soup if necessary. Adjust the consistency and seasoning with water, salt and pepper.
• Serve hot and garnish each soup with a broccoli half.

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• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a stockpot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic in the melted butter until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add potato and broccoli stems; generously season with salt and pepper. Pour broth into potato mixture, cover, and simmer until potatoes are softened, about 10 minutes.
• Mix broccoli florets into soup and simmer until broccoli is tender, about 5 minutes. Blend soup with an immersion blender until smooth.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; whisk flour, milk, and heavy cream into melted butter. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk milk mixture until bubbling and thickened, about 5 minutes. Whisk thickened milk mixture into soup until incorporated; adjust salt and pepper.

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• In a large saucepan over medium heat, saut E the broccoli and onion in the butter or margarine, about 5 minutes, or until tender. Stir in the soup, milk, water, basil and pepper. Mix well and heat through, about 15 minutes. Add cheese and stir until melted.

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• In a large saucepan, combine the first seven ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Stir in broccoli; return to a boil., In a small bowl, whisk flour and milk until smooth; stir into soup. Cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from heat; cool slightly., Process in batches in a blender until smooth. Return to pan; heat through. Sprinkle servings with cheese and parsley.

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• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Pierce the potatoes all over with a fork. Microwave until cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Cook the bacon in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring, until crisp, about 8 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon. Add the onion to the pot with the drippings; cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, coat a baking sheet with cooking spray. Quarter the potatoes lengthwise and scoop out most of the flesh; set aside. Arrange the potatoes skin-side up on the prepared baking sheet; coat with cooking spray. Bake until golden, 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the potato flesh, 6 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper to the pot with the onion and stir to combine. Bring to a boil. Add the broccoli and reduce the heat to maintain a simmer; cook until the broccoli is tender, about 8 minutes. Working in small batches, puree in a blender. Return to the pot and stir in the half-and-half; season with salt and pepper.
• Remove the potato skins from the oven; flip and top with the cheese. Continue baking until bubbling and golden. Top each serving of soup with the bacon and serve with the potato skins.

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat 2 tablespoons of oil over high heat. Add about a third of the broccoli, just enough so that it covers the bottom of the pan in a single layer without overcrowding. Cook broccoli without moving it for about 3 to 4 minutes, or until dark brown on 1 side only (leave the other side bright green). Transfer to a big bowl and repeat with remaining broccoli and more oil. When all the broccoli has been browned, season with 1 teaspoon salt and set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Add butter and remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to pan. Add onions and garlic, black and red peppers, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook onion-garlic mixture until soft and translucent, about 4 minutes. Add potato to the pot with 1 quart water and remaining 1 teaspoon salt. Bring to a simmer, cover pot and cook until potato is just tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Add broccoli, cover again and cook until tender, another 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add lemon zest and roughly purée soup with an immersion or regular blender, leaving some small chunks for texture. Stir in lemon juice. Finish with grated Parmesan, a drizzle of olive oil, black pepper and flaky sea salt.

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• Bring the water or stock to a simmer in a large saucepan or soup pot. Add the minced garlic, the bouquet garni, salt and pepper, and the potatoes, cover and simmer for 15 minutes, until the potatoes are tender and the broth fragrant.
• Add the broccoli and simmer uncovered for another 5 to 8 minutes, until the broccoli is tender.
• Taste the soup and adjust seasonings, making sure that you have added enough salt (the flavors should be vivid). Beat the eggs in a bowl. Remove a ladleful of the soup and whisk it into the eggs to temper them. Turn the heat off under the soup, and stir in the egg mixture. The eggs should cloud the soup but they shouldn't scramble. Stir in the parsley and serve, topping each bowl with grated Parmesan.

Steps:

• Empty cans of chicken broth in pot.
• Add cubed potatoes and bring to a boil.
• While potatoes are starting to cook pan fry bacon until crisp and add bacon grease to chicken and potato broth.
• Crumble bacon and add to broth.
• Add diced ham to broth (optional).
• In a sauce pan melt butter and add diced onion, celery and carrots.
• Pan fry until soft.
• When potatoes are done add the celery, carrot and onion mixture with butter to broth.
• Reduce heat to medium and add about 1/4 to 1/2 of the quart of heavy cream.
• Be careful not to have soup at a heavy boil or cream will curdle.
• Add enough cream to make soup look creamy throughout.
• Add cheese (optional).
• Mix corn starch with very cold water and add to soup.
• Continue medium boil until soup thickens.
• If it isn't thick enough repeat corn starch and add slowly.
• Remove from heat and enjoy.
• Soup will thicken when it gets cold.
• Can add milk or water to thin out.

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.

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• In a large saucepan, saute onion and celery in butter over medium heat until tender.
• Add flour, pepper, salt, and paprika and stir until smooth.
• Add broth, milk, and potatoes, stirring constantly until it boils and thickens.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• Stir in cheese and cooked broccoli and cook over low until cheese is melted and soup is heated through.
• Sprinkle individual servings with parsley if desired.

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• In a large saucepan, saute broccoli and onion in butter until tender. Stir in soup, milk, water, basil and pepper; heat through. Add cheese; stir until melted.