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Broccoli and Cheddar Soup Recipe
How to make Broccoli and Cheddar Soup
Arjun Gupta of The Piano Man, New Delhi cooks up a healthy, wholesome and filling broccoli soup with cheddar cheese. This recipe is a meal in itself!
- Total Cook Time 40 mins
- Prep Time 10 mins
- Cook Time 30 mins
- Recipe Servings2
- Easy
Ingredients of Broccoli and Cheddar Soup
- 200 Gram Fresh broccoli, chopped
- 150 ml Vegetable stock
- 30 gram Roux
- 1/2 Onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
- 20 gram Butter
- A pinch of Nutmeg
- A pinch of White pepper powder
- A pinch of Salt
- A pinch of Black pepper
- 2 tbsp Cream
- 50 gram Cheddar cheese, shredded
How to Make Broccoli and Cheddar Soup
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Cut some broccoli florets and blanch them. Be very carefully as they cook very quickly. Once done chop them up nice and fine.
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Roux can be made by mixing 1/2 butter and 1/2 maida. Mix it over low heat, let it cook for a while and when it turns golden it's done.
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Heat butter in a pan, sweat garlic & onion, and add chopped broccoli and saute.
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Season with salt, pepper & nutmeg powder. Saute and them take this mix out in a bowl.
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Chill in the refrigerator for a couple of minutes.
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In the meanwhile prepare the base.
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The rule with stock and roux is that you mix them when either they are both cold or hot.
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So we mix the roux and some of the stock both at room temperature into a paste.
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Add the remaining stock to a pan. Bring it to a boil and them lower the heat and let it simmer.
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Add the roux mix to it. Now while it simmers puree half of the broccoli mix and mix with the other half.
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Add cheddar cheese and simmer.
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Add the puree and fine broccoli mix.
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Now add the cream. Mix well and remove from heat immediately.
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Garnish with some cheese.