Simple Broccoli Soup With Cheddar Croutons
Hi i just found panera's broccoli soup about a year ago and i am addicted !!!
Recipe Summary Simple Broccoli Soup With Cheddar Croutons
This is a classic and very simple technique for homemade vegetable soups. I'm using broccoli, but almost any vegetable will work. I am a disciple of the Gordon Ramsey school of vegetable soups. It's basically the vegetable, some stock or water, cooked until tender, pureed, and seasoned simply. His 'crazy' theory is that the star of the bowl should be the featured vegetable itself.Ingredients | Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup Bread Bowl4 slices bread, toasted4 ounces shredded sharp Cheddar cheese1 tablespoon butter1 clove garlic, chopped1 quart chicken stock2 heads broccoli, florets separated and stems chopped⅓ cup heavy whipping cream¼ teaspoon cayenne peppersalt to tasteDirectionsTop each toast slice with Cheddar cheese. Melt cheese with a kitchen torch until bubbling and golden, 30 seconds. (See footnote for broiler instructions.)Melt butter in a pot over high heat. Cook and stir garlic in hot butter until fragrant and sizzling, about 15 seconds. Add stock to pot and bring to a boil. Stir broccoli into stock, pushing broccoli down into liquid; return to a boil and cook until broccoli is tender, 7 to 8 minutes.Puree broccoli mixture using an immersion blender until soup is smooth.Stir cream, cayenne pepper, and salt into soup; puree with immersion blender again until smooth, about 30 seconds. Ladle soup into bowls and top with cheese toast.If you don't have a kitchen torch you can melt the cheese onto the toast in your oven's broiler.If you don't have an immersion blender you can puree the soup in batches in a food processor or blender.Info | Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup Bread Bowlprep: 15 mins cook: 10 mins total: 25 mins Servings: 4 Yield: 4 servings
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