Cream Of Broccoli Soup Restaurant Style Recipes

GOURMET CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in pan, do not brown. Add vegetables, toss to coat with butter, then press parchment paper on top of vegetables--this is called "sweating"-- for better flavor. Put lid on pan and simmer very gently until vegetables have softened. Do not brown.
• Remove paper, add chicken stock, bring to a boil, then simmer until vegetables are soft.
• Put in blender and puree until smooth. Pour back in pan, add salt, pepper, and cream. Simmer gently, do not boil or cream will curdle, until heated through.

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 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.

CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP - RESTAURANT STYLE

Steps:

• Mix broth and soup in a large saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Add broccoli and reduce heat and simmer until broccoli is tender.
• Heat butter in a medium skillet and saute' onion for 5 minutes until tender.
• Add flour and cook for 1 minute longer.
• Gradually stir milk into skillet and stir continually until thickened.
• Add salt and pepper and mix well.
• Stir milk mixture into broccoli mixture and simmer over low heat stirring frequently for about 10 minutes.
• Ladle soup into serving bowl and top with cheddar.

CREAMY BROCCOLI SOUP (FROZEN BROCCOLI)

Steps:

• Melt butter in large, heavy pot over medium-high heat. Sweat onions, and stir in the flour until incorporated. Gradually whisk in the stock. Add the broccoli and bring to a simmer. Cook for 20 minutes. Finish with cream. Roughly puree with an immersion blender and season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

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.

HOMEMADE CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the 6 T. butter. Add in the flour and stir until blended; do not brown. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a large saucepan, melt the 2 T. butter. Add onion; cook until tender. Add chopped broccoli florets, cook and stir about 6 minutes. Add the chicken broth. Increase the heat at this point and bring to a boil. Whisking constantly, add the flour mixture. Cook and stir until soup is thickened and bubbly.
• Lastly, add in the salt, pepper, and half & half. Heat through and serve hot. Note: The soup will thicken upon standing.
• You can substitute cauliflower or broccoflower in place of the broccoli.

CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP I

Steps:

• In a medium-sized cooking pot, add water and broccoli florets and bring to boil; reduce heat and cook for about 3 minutes. Drain, reserving all of the water.
• In a food processor or blender, process half the cooked broccoli until fairly smooth. Chop remaining broccoli and set aside.
• In a heavy-bottomed cooking pot, melt butter or margarine, add onion and celery and cook for about 3 to 4 minutes until soft. Stir in flour; cook, stirring constantly for about 1 to 2 minutes. Add reserved water and chicken bouillon granules, and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium; simmer, stirring constantly until thickened.
• Stir in milk, nutmeg, pepper, and processed and chopped broccoli, and heat through. Adjust seasonings to taste. Serve garnished with grated cheddar cheese.

COPYCAT PANERA® BROCCOLI CHEDDAR SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot butter until translucent, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Whisk 1/4 cup melted butter and flour together in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Continue to whisk and cook , adding 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk if necessary to keep the flour from burning, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Gradually pour milk into flour mixture while whisking constantly. Stir chicken stock into milk mixture. Bring to a simmer; cook until mixture is thickened, about 20 minutes. Add broccoli, carrots, sauteed onion, and celery; simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Stir Cheddar cheese into vegetable mixture until cheese melts. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Boil broccoli in water until it is tender, about 10 minutes.
• Melt butter in a soup pot. Whisk in flour to create a roux.
• To prepare soup base, gradually whisk in hot water, taken from the boiled broccoli to the roux. This will determine the thickness of the soup. For a thinner soup, add more water.
• In blender, blend broccoli with cream, until mixture is smooth. Add cream slowly as you may not need more or less than one cup. Add to soup base.
• Season to taste with chicken base and pepper.

HOMESTYLE CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a blender, process half of the broccoli until fairly smooth.
• Chop remaining broccoli and set aside.
• In a large pot, melt butter. Saute onion and celery for 3 - 4 minutes or until soft.
• Add flour, stirring for 1 - 2 minutes.
• Crumble bouillon cubes in 3 cups of boiling water.
• Blend into onion mixture and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium and simmer until thick. Stirring constantly.
• Add milk, pepper, nutmeg and broccoli.
• Heat thoroughly.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish with cheese.

CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• Place the Broccoli in a large bowl and cover with cold water and the lemon juice for 1 hour.
• Drain and chop the broccoli. Heat butter in a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and cook for 3 minutes partly covered.
• Add the chopped broccoli and season, partly cover and continue cooking for a further 7 minutes.
• Mix the flour in until well incorporated and cook for a further 3 minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Cook the soup, partly covered, for 30 minutes over a low heat.
• Remove the bay leaves and liquidise then serve immediately.

CREAM OF BROCCOLI CHEESE SOUP

Steps:

• In a large nonstick saucepan coated with cooking spray, saute onion until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in flour until blended. Gradually whisk in broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened. , Add the broccoli, tarragon, thyme and pepper; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until broccoli is tender. Add milk; cook, uncovered, 5 minutes longer. Remove from the heat; cool to room temperature., In a blender, process soup in batches until smooth. Return all to the pan; heat through. Reduce heat. Add 1 cup of cheese; stir just until melted. Serve immediately. Garnish with remaining cheese.

CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine water and bouillon. Add broccoli and onion. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer for 10 minutes or until broccoli is crisp-tender. , In a large bowl, combine the soup, milk, sour cream, parsley and pepper; add to broccoli mixture. Cook and stir for 3-5 minutes or until heated through.