Happy February everyone!
I thought that I would give my fiancé' a chance to share one of his favorite recipes on the blog this week. This soup recipe (yes, i promised a lot of soup) has become somewhat of a staple in our home. Actually, maybe it has become more of a rescue recipe than anything else. We began making this soup when we were left at the end of the week with a head or two of broccoli that never made it into a recipe the week prior. Doug had seen this recipe made a few years back on a television show and soon we were tweaking it on our own stovetop.
Gordon Ramsay made this soup in a competition against the owner/head chef of Clubway 41. Clubway 41 had a broccoli soup which consisted of 20 different ingredients, whereas Gordon Ramsay’s broccoli soup consisted of just 5! This soup really only contains 3 ingredients, should you choose to not count water and garnish as ingredients; “most importantly, this soup actually tastes of broccoli”!
For our own take on it today, we added a few touches that may have added extra calories, but never took away from the integrity of the broccoli. What we were left with was a large batch (2 quarts) of broccoli soup that cost us roughly 50 cents a serving or less.
2 Bunch Broccoli
Pot of boiling water
Salt and Pepper (to taste
This recipe makes 4 servings.
Butter (optional to taste)
Parmesan (also up to you)
Boil broccoli florets for 3-4 minutes, until just tender. drain in colander and reserve water. put brocoli in blender (while hot).
Fill broccoli water half way up broccoli (toss the rest of the water).
Slowly pulse the blender (to avoid a big mess, your blending hot liquids). once mixed well, blend until it is a good creamy soup consistency.
* For ours, we added some butter and parmesan cheese to taste. Also, remember a crusty bread for serving.
Happy Eating to all and Happy Valentine's Day!!!
Love to all.
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