Broccoli & Stilton soup

Method7 steps · about 45 min

1. 1

   Step 1: Wash and roughly chop the broccoli (1 Head), keeping chunky stalk pieces separate from the remaining florets. Peel and finely chop the onion (1). Heat all the rapeseed oil (2) in a large saucepan and cook the onion over medium heat until soft; hold both broccoli portions for later.

   Uses 2 tblsp Rapeseed Oil · 1 finely chopped Onion · 1 Head chopped Broccoli

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   Step 2: If the onion starts to catch, add a small splash of the conditional water and stir to loosen it. Otherwise continue without extra water.

   Uses All the softened onion in its pan · A splash of water only if the onions start to catch

3. 3

   Step 3: Wash and slice the celery (1) stick and leek (1), and peel and dice the potato (1 medium). Add all of them and the knob of butter to the onion pan. Stir until the butter melts, then cover.

   Uses All the cooked onion base · 1 Celery · 1 sliced Leek · 1 medium Potatoes · 1 knob butter, as needed for sweating vegetables

4. 4

   Step 4: Sweat the covered vegetables gently for five minutes, then remove the lid.

   Sweat covered vegetables · 5 minUses All the vegetables and melted butter

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   Step 5: Pour in all the hot vegetable stock (1 litre) and add the held chunky broccoli stalk pieces. Simmer for 10–15 minutes until all these vegetables are soft.

   Soften vegetables and broccoli stalk · 15 minUses All the sweated vegetables · 1 litre hot Vegetable Stock · All the chunky stalk pieces

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   Step 6: Add all the held remaining broccoli florets and cook for another five minutes. Carefully blend the complete soup until smooth, handling the hot liquid in suitable batches if needed.

   Cook remaining broccoli before blending · 5 minUses All the vegetable-and-stock soup · All the remaining chopped broccoli

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   Step 7: Crumble all the Stilton and stir it into the prepared smooth soup, allowing a few cheese lumps to remain. Season with black pepper and serve four portions.

   Uses All the blended soup · 140g Stilton Cheese · Freshly ground black pepper to taste