Broccoli and Carrot Soup 🥕 🥦

Name: Broccoli and Carrot Soup 🥕 🥦
Total time: 2100 s
Yield: Makes about 10 servings.
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 14 oz broccoli (about 400 grams); 10 1/2 oz carrots (about 300 grams); 2 onions; 1 heaping tablespoon cornstarch; 2 cups heavy cream (about 2 x 200 ml cartons); 4 cups chicken broth (1 liter); 1 1/2 tablespoons butter (about 20 grams); 1 tablespoon olive oil; Salt and pepper; 3 1/2 oz shredded cheese (about 100 grams; I use mozzarella, Swiss, and Maasdam); Thinly sliced broccoli florets; 2 3/4 oz bacon bits (about 80 grams); A few croutons (I use homemade)

hélène et la marmelade @helene

Bouzigues, Occitanie, France

Craving a hearty soup that's a little different and so delicious!

hélène et la marmelade @helene

Bouzigues, Occitanie, France

Craving a hearty soup that's a little different and so delicious!

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Ingredients

25 minutes plus 10 minutes

Makes about 10 servings.

14 ozbroccoli (about 400 grams)
10 1/2 ozcarrots (about 300 grams)
2onions
1heaping tablespoon cornstarch
2 cupsheavy cream (about 2 x 200 ml cartons)
4 cupschicken broth (1 liter)
1 1/2 tablespoonsbutter (about 20 grams)
1 tablespoonolive oil
Salt and pepper
3 1/2 ozshredded cheese (about 100 grams; I use mozzarella, Swiss, and Maasdam)
For garnish
Thinly sliced broccoli florets
2 3/4 ozbacon bits (about 80 grams)
A fewcroutons (I use homemade)

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Steps

25 minutes plus 10 minutes

1

Wash the broccoli. Set aside 2 or 3 florets for garnish and slice the rest thinly. Peel, wash, and grate the carrots. Slice the reserved broccoli florets thinly for garnish.
2

Chop the onions and prepare the chicken broth (I use homemade). In a large pot, melt the butter with the olive oil and sauté the onions until soft.
3

Cook the onions until they're soft but not browned. Add a heaping tablespoon of cornstarch, stir, then pour in the chicken broth. Whisk well, cook for 5 minutes, then add the heavy cream, broccoli, and carrots. Season with salt and pepper.
4

Simmer gently for 25 minutes (do not let it boil), allowing the soup to thicken.
5

Meanwhile, brown the bacon bits and the sliced broccoli florets in a pan.
6

Set aside the bacon and broccoli slices for garnish.
7

After 25 minutes, add the shredded cheese and cook until fully melted. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
8

Serve the soup topped with some bacon bits, 2 or 3 slices of broccoli, and a few homemade croutons (see linked recipe).

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