Chinese
Chinese - Chicken
Broccoli and Stilton Soup
Chef's Menu Description
A wholesome, deeply comforting soup crafted from slow-simmered stock, aromatic garden vegetables, and fresh herbs, served with crusty bread.
Ingredients
- • 500 g potatoes, (peeled and quartered)
- • 1 head of broccoli (approx 350g, broken into florets and stalks roughly chopped)
- • 2 large onions, (peeled and sliced)
- • 70 g Stilton or blue cheese, (crumbled)
- • 2 garlic cloves, (peeled and minced)
- • 1 L vegetable stock, (made of 2 vegetable stock cubes and 1L boiling water)
- • low calorie cooking spray
- • salt and pepper (to taste)
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Spray a large saucepan with low calorie cooking spray and place over a medium heat. Add the onions, garlic and chopped broccoli stalk and cook for 5 minutes until the onion begins to soften.
2
Phase 2
Add the potato, broccoli florets and stock. Bring to the boil and then reduce to a simmer and place the lid on the saucepan for 15 minutes. When it’s ready the potatoes will be tender.
3
Phase 3
Remove the lid and add the Stilton. Stir until it has melted.
4
Phase 4
Remove the pan from the heat and blitz the soup with a hand blender until smooth.
5
Phase 5
Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.