If you have not, I would highly recommend investing in a soup machine - these great inventions let you throw all your ingredients in and they do the rest of the work. A "Soupmaster" may set you back around $80 but it will be worth your while. I promise!
Ingredients:
- 2 heads of broccoli
- 1L of chicken stock (you can either pre-make stock by boiling chicken and its' bones in water for a few hours or if you're a bit lazy, buy some pre-made stock from any supermarket).
- Thickened cream (heavy cream) for garnish [optional]
Method:
If you have the soup maker, all you have to do is chop the broccoli into small pieces (including the stalk) and add them to the soup maker with the stock. Press some buttons and you're done!
If you don't have a soup maker, no worries! Keep reading on...
1. Chop the broccoli into small pieces and add them into boiling water till cooked (around 10 minutes or so). Drain away all the water.
2. In a pot, add the blanched broccoli and the stock inside. Let the soup simmer for a couple minutes.
3. To make a smooth soup, either use a hand blender or transfer the the soup (with the broccoli) into a blender. Bend till smooth.
4. Season to taste. I normally only need a pinch of salt as the stock may already be flavoured!
Soup Art:
Spoon some heavy cream and carefully drizzle over the soup to create patterns. Start by doing zig zags then drizzle the cream in the opposite direction to create a pretty artistic pattern!
This will impress any tough crowd! Happy cooking!
