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Broccoli Cheddar Soup. To begin with this recipe, you have to first prepare a few components. We can cook broccoli cheddar soup using 13 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Broccoli Cheddar Soup:
- Take 6 Tablespoons of Butter (2 tbls/ 4 tbls).
- Take 1 of medium sweet yellow Onion diced.
- Make ready 1 clove of Garlic minced.
- Get 1/3 Cup of Flour.
- Get 2 Cups of Chicken Stock/broth.
- Prepare 4 Cups of Half n Half.
- Take 6 Cups of chopped Broccoli.
- Take 2 of large Carrots peeled and sliced thin (1/16 inch slices).
- Prepare 3/4 teaspoon of salt.
- Get 3/4 teaspoon of pepper.
- Take 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
- Prepare 16 oz. of medium sharp Cheddar Cheese grated.
- Take of Saute onion in.
Instructions to make Broccoli Cheddar Soup:
- Saute onions in 2 tablespoons of butter until onions is caramelized and looks translucent..
- Add minced garlic to onions and saute 1 minute max while stirring constantly. Remove from heat and set aside..
- In a large soup pot with weighted bottom (if possible so soup doesn't stick) add the other 4 tablespoons of butter, flour, and cook on medium heat for approx. 5 minutes while whisking constantly with wire whip until mixture is thickened. This is an important step. If this mixture doesn't thinking properly, soup will not thicken later in the process..
- Slowly add the chicken stock/broth while whisking constantly..
- Slowly add Half n Half while whisking constantly. Simmer on low temp for about 20 minutes..
- Then add broccolli, carrots, and the onions and garlic mixture you set aside earlier. Also add salt, pepper, and cayenne. Simmer for another 20-25 minutes. By this time, soup should have thickened some. Whisk often to break up skim that forms on top of soup..
- Go ahead and stir in most, but not all of the cheese saving some for garnish. Give cheese a chance to melt. (About 1 minute DO NOT use pre-grated cheese! The flavor is just not there and that's crucial to this soup..
- At this point, go ahead and serve soup into individual bowls and add a little cheese to the top of each bowl. If you have kids, add a few goldfish crackers to peak their interest..
- Leftover soup can be kept in air tight containers for 1 week only! Warm in microwave. Enjoy!.
So that is going to wrap this up for this exceptional food broccoli cheddar soup recipe. Thanks so much for your time.
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