Broccoli And Stilton Cheese Soup Recipes

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.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring 2 quarts water to a boil. Add carrots, broccoli and celery; cover and boil for 5 minutes. Drain, remove vegetables and set aside. , In the same saucepan, saute onion in butter. Add flour and stir to make smooth paste. Gradually add chicken broth and milk. Cook until mixture thickens, 8-10 minutes. Add vegetables; heat until tender. Add cheese; heat until cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Put the stock into a large pan and bring to the boil.
• Separate the stem of broccoli from the tender florets.
• Chop as much of the stem as you can and boil for 2-3 minutes along with the onion before adding the florets.
• Lower the heat to medium and cook for 8 minutes, put a lid on the pan but leave a gap.
• Remove from the heat, remove the bay leaf, add the cheese and blend until smooth using a hand or jug blender.
• Add the salt, pepper and lemon juice, taste and adjust seasoning if necessary and serve with a nice bit of bread.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook onions in olive oil until translucent. Stir in broccoli and potatoes and cook until vegetables begin to release their moisture. Pour in chicken broth, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Stir in cheese until melted.
• Puree soup in a blender or food processor or with an immersion blender.

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.

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.

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium-low heat in a heavy-bottomed pot. Sweat but don't brown the leeks, onions and celery, about 20 minutes. Add the broccoli and sweat for 10 minutes more. Add stock.
• Bring to a rolling boil over medium-high heat, then lower the heat and simmer till the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
• In a food processor, puree the vegetables in their broth and return them to the pot.
• Ten minutes before serving, stir in cream, then the grated Stilton. Once the cheese has melted, taste. Add pepper and, if necessary, salt.
• Serve immediately. Pass the almonds in a separate bowl, and garnish the soup generously.