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Broccoli Cheddar Soup

西蘭花車打芝士湯

Broccoli Cheddar Soup finished dish

Recipe overview

Broccoli and carrot simmer until tender, are partly blended, then finished with cheddar for a smooth family soup.

01

Ingredients

Main ingredients

  • 500 g broccoli
  • 1 piece carrot
  • 1 piece onion
  • 2 clove garlic

Stock

  • 800 ml vegetable stock

Sauce

  • 250 ml milk
  • 180 g Cheddar cheese

Seasoning

  • 30 g unsalted butter
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.25 tsp Black pepper
Broccoli Cheddar Soup ingredient overview

02

Tools

  • knife
  • cutting board
  • vegetable peeler
  • pot
  • wooden spoon
  • immersion blender
  • grater
  • ladle
  • measuring cup
  • serving bowl
Broccoli Cheddar Soup home kitchen tools

03

Steps

Broccoli Cheddar Soup — Cut the ingredients: Wash 500 g broccoli and cut small florets; finely dice the carrot and onion and mince 2 garlic cloves.

Step 1

Cut the ingredients

Wash 500 g broccoli and cut small florets; finely dice the carrot and onion and mince 2 garlic cloves.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup — Prepare the ingredients: Grate 180 g Cheddar finely and reserve it for adding off the heat.

Step 2

Prepare the ingredients

Grate 180 g Cheddar finely and reserve it for adding off the heat.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup — Heat the pan: Melt 30 g unsalted butter in a heavy soup pot over medium-low heat for about 1 minute without browning.

Step 3

Heat the pan

Melt 30 g unsalted butter in a heavy soup pot over medium-low heat for about 1 minute without browning.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup — Sauté: Add onion, garlic and carrot; cook over medium heat for 5 minutes until the onion is translucent.

Step 4

Sauté

Add onion, garlic and carrot; cook over medium heat for 5 minutes until the onion is translucent.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup — Mix evenly: Sprinkle in 2 tbsp flour and stir constantly over medium-low heat for 1 minute until no dry flour remains.

Step 5

Mix evenly

Sprinkle in 2 tbsp flour and stir constantly over medium-low heat for 1 minute until no dry flour remains.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup — Add the ingredients: Pour in 800 ml vegetable stock gradually while stirring, loosening the roux from the base until lump-free.

Step 6

Add the ingredients

Pour in 800 ml vegetable stock gradually while stirring, loosening the roux from the base until lump-free.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup — Simmer gently: Add broccoli, bring to a boil, then simmer for 12 minutes until a fork pierces the stems.

Step 7

Simmer gently

Add broccoli, bring to a boil, then simmer for 12 minutes until a fork pierces the stems.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup — Blend until smooth: Turn off the heat and let vigorous bubbling stop. Fully submerge an immersion blender, blend in short pulses to the desired texture, and stop it before lifting.

Step 8

Blend until smooth

Turn off the heat and let vigorous bubbling stop. Fully submerge an immersion blender, blend in short pulses to the desired texture, and stop it before lifting.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup — Add the ingredients: Add 250 ml milk and heat gently for about 3 minutes until hot, keeping only a gentle simmer.

Step 9

Add the ingredients

Add 250 ml milk and heat gently for about 3 minutes until hot, keeping only a gentle simmer.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup — Mix evenly: Turn off the heat and add the cheese in three batches, stirring each until melted before adding more.

Step 10

Mix evenly

Turn off the heat and add the cheese in three batches, stirring each until melted before adding more.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup — Season evenly: Stir in 1/4 tsp black pepper; add the measured salt gradually, up to 1 tsp, tasting to avoid over-salting.

Step 11

Season evenly

Stir in 1/4 tsp black pepper; add the measured salt gradually, up to 1 tsp, tasting to avoid over-salting.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup — Serve: Divide among four heatproof bowls and serve hot; do not boil hard after adding the cheese.

Step 12

Serve

Divide among four heatproof bowls and serve hot; do not boil hard after adding the cheese.

Common mistakes

  1. Boiling hard after adding cheese can split the soup; lifting a running blender from hot soup can cause burns.

Tips

Add cheese in batches off the heat to keep the soup smooth.