Cream Of Broccoli Soup Recipe Ina Garten

SIMPLE CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt butter and cook onion until tender over medium high heat. Add potato and toss to coat with butter. Add hot stock and bring to a simmer. Stir in broccoli and return to a simmer. When potato and broccoli are tender, puree in batches in a blender or food processor. Return to pot and add cream. Season to taste and serve warm.

INA GARTEN'S BROCCOLI CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter over medium heat in a large deep pot or Dutch oven.
• Add the onion, carrot, and garlic and cook until just tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add the flour and cook until golden, about 3 to 4 minutes. Slowly whisk in the half and half until smooth.
• Stir in the chicken broth, broccoli, bay leaves, nutmeg, 1/2 tsp sald, and a few grinds of black pepper; bring it to a boil.
• Once the broth has thickened and the broccoli becomes very tender, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, while stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes.
• To prepare the potato, prick it all over with a fork and place it on a microwave-safe plate.
• Microwave it on high until tender, flipping halfway through, about 6 minutes.
• Allow to cool before peeling.
• Mash the potato with a fork or potato masher until crumbly.
• Reserve about 2 cups of the soup in a liquid measuring cup. Remove and discard the bay leaves from the broth.
• Cool the soup for about 5 minutes. Add the remaining hot soup to a blender, filling it no more than halfway.
• Add the mashed potatoes.
• Cover the blender and blend the ingredients until the mixture is smooth.
• Return the pureed soup and reserved 2 cups of soup to the pot.
• Add the shredded cheddar to the soup and cook until melted and smooth.
• Season with kosher salt and black pepper to taste.
• Serve in bowls with toast and top with more shredded cheddar cheese.

BROCCOLI SOUP

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.

CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Cook broccoli in large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still bright green, about 5 minutes. Drain broccoli. Set aside 4 small florets for garnish.
• Combine broth and 1 cup cream in heavy large saucepan and bring to boil. Working in batches, puree broccoli, broth mixture, and butter in blender until smooth, about 45 seconds per batch. Return puree to same pan. Season soup to taste with salt and white pepper. (Soup can be made up to 8 hours ahead. Cool slightly, cover, and refrigerate.)
• Bring soup to simmer, thinning with water if desired. Ladle soup into 4 bowls. Drizzle 1 teaspoon cream over each; garnish with reserved florets.

BEST CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

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.

EASY CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high. Add onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add broth, broccoli, potato, and 2 cups water; season generously with salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until broccoli and potato are just tender, about 4 minutes.
• Working in batches, puree soup in a blender (fill it no more than halfway) and return to pot. Stir in cream and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper.

CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

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.

BEST CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

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.

CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mix and bring to boil broth and soup.
• When it is boiling, add broccoli and bring to second boil.
• Reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer for about 5 minutes, or until broccoli is cooked.
• In medium skillet, heat butter and sautee onions for about 5 minutes, or until tender.
• Add the flour and cook for about 1 minute longer. If necessary, use whisk to remove lumps.
• Slowly stir milk into flour mixture in skillet.
• Cook, until thickened, stirring constantly. It will take about 5 minutes, then add salt and pepper.
• Mix well.
• Stir milk mixture into broccoli mixture and simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes.
• Stir frequently.
• Ladle into bowls and top with grated cheese.

BROCCOLI CREAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring broccoli and broth to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes. In a small skillet, saute onion in 2 tablespoons of butter until tender; add to broccoli mixture. Stir in the bay leaf and remaining seasonings. simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes., In a small saucepan, melt the remaining butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir into broccoli mixture; add buttermilk and cream. Heat through (do not boil). Discard bay leaf.