Broccoli And Stilton Soup Food

BROCCOLI & STILTON SOUP

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp rapeseed oil in a large saucepan and then add 1 finely chopped onion. Cook on a medium heat until soft. Add a splash of water if the onion starts to catch.
• Add 1 sliced celery stick, 1 sliced leek, 1 diced medium potato and a knob of butter. Stir until melted, then cover with a lid. Allow to sweat for 5 minutes then remove the lid.
• Pour in 1l of chicken or vegetable stock and add any chunky bits of stalk from 1 head of broccoli. Cook for 10-15 minutes until all the vegetables are soft.
• Add the rest of the roughly chopped broccoli and cook for a further 5 minutes.
• Carefully transfer to a blender and blitz until smooth.
• Stir in 140g crumbled stilton, allowing a few lumps to remain. Season with black pepper and serve.

BROCCOLI AND STILTON SOUP

Steps:

• Break broccoli into florets & roughly chop any tough stems. Set aside 2 sml florets for garnish.
• Melt butter in a lrg pan & cook the onion & leek till soft, but not caramelized. Add broccoli & potato, then pour in the stock. Cover & simmer for 15-20 min, till tender.
• Allow to cool slightly, then puree the soup in a blender or food proc. (I will use my immersion blender for this). Return soup to the pan.
• Add milk + cream, season w/salt & pepper to taste pref & reheat gently. At the last moment, add Stilton cheese & stir soup till the cheese just melts. DO NOT BOIL.
• Cut reserved broccoli florets into thin slices. Ladle soup into warmed bowls & garnish w/sliced broccoli & freshly ground black pepper. Serve immediately.

BROCCOLI AND STILTON SOUP

Steps:

• For the soup, place the pieces of broccoli into a glass bowl. Pour over the vegetable stock.
• Cover the bowl with cling film and place in the microwave. Cook on full power for four minutes, or until tender.
• Meanwhile, heat a frying pan until hot then add the butter. When it starts to foam, add the spring onions and cook for one minute.
• Transfer the cooked broccoli and stock to a food processor. Add the fried spring onions, Stilton and cream and blend until smooth.
• Transfer the blended mixture to a pan and bring gently to a simmer.
• Meanwhile, for the croûtons, toast the French bread under a grill until golden-brown on each side.
• Top the grilled bread with the slices of Stilton and return to the grill until golden-brown and bubbling.
• Season the soup with salt, freshly ground black pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.
• Divide the soup equally among four warm bowls and top each with a Stilton croûton. Serve.

SOUP MAKER BROCCOLI AND STILTON SOUP

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients into the soup maker, except the stilton, and press the 'smooth soup' function. Make sure you don't fill the soup maker above the max fill line.
• Once the cycle is complete, season, and stir in most of the stilton. Blend briefly again until the cheese has melted into the soup. Season with more black pepper and top with the reserved cheese to serve.