Sam's Sweets

Prep Time: 20 Min Cook Time: 45 Min Ready In: 1 Hr 5 Min

Ingredients

1 tablespoon and 1-1/2 teaspoons butter

1/2 onion, chopped

2 large carrots, chopped

1/2 clove garlic, chopped

2 cups water

2 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder

1/2 pound (3 c.) fresh broccoli florets

1 cup half-and-half cream

1 tablespoon and 1-1/2 teaspoons all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons ice water

1-1/2 teaspoons soy sauce

1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Directions

Melt butter in a fryingpan over medium heat; add chopped onions, carrots, and garlic, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until softened.

In a medium-sized cooking pot, add 2 cups water and chicken bouillon granules and bring to boil.

Add precooked onion mixture to soup pot.

Add broccoli florets, reserving a few pieces to be added near the end of cooking time.

Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 15 to 20 minutes or until broccoli is just tender.

In a blender or food processor, puree soup in batches and return to pot.

Reheat soup.

Stir in half and half cream and remaining broccoli florets.

In a cup, mix flour with cold water to form a thin liquid.

Bring soup to boil; add flour mixture slowly, stirring constantly to thicken soup as desired.

Add soy sauce, black pepper, and stir well.

Garnish with chopped parsley (or carrot curls) when serving. Serve soup hot or cold. NutritionalInformation Amount Per Serving Calories: 247 | Total Fat: 16.3g | Cholesterol: 48mg

Source: Allrecipes.com

Today in class we made creamed broccoli soup, while making this soup the biggest problem me and my group had was cutting the ingredients the same size therefore it wasted a lot of time waiting for them to tender. Which probably affected our soup in a minor way. Because of this soup I learned that there is more you can do with a blender than just make smoothies, instead it can be used to make lots of other things.