Broccoli Cheddar Soup

Name: Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 3 stalks broccoli; olive oil; salt; pepper; 1 pinch nutmeg; 2 carrots carrots; 0.5 onion onion; 0.5 shallot shallot; 2 cloves garlic; 4 slabs bacon; 1 tablespoon butter; 3 tablespoons flour; 1.5 cups milk; 1 cup heavy cream; 4 cups chicken stock; garlic powder; ground thyme; smoked paprika; 3 ounces smoked gouda; 8 ounces sharp cheddar

20m

Serves 1

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Broccoli Cheddar Soup

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20m

Serves 1

Directions

1Cut the broccoli into desired sizes, a mix of big and small.
2Place the cut broccoli into a bowl.
3Add olive oil to the broccoli.
4Toss the broccoli with the olive oil.
5Season the broccoli with salt and pepper.
6Add a pinch of nutmeg to the broccoli.
7Toss the broccoli again to combine seasonings.
8Spread the seasoned broccoli evenly on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper.
9Roast the broccoli in the oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit until roasted (approximately 20 minutes).
10Grate the carrots using a cheese grater.
11Place the shredded carrots into a bowl.
12Dice half an onion.
13Add the diced onion to the bowl with the carrots.
14Dice half a shallot.
15Add the diced shallot to the bowl with the carrots and onion.
16Mince two cloves of garlic and set aside in a separate small bowl.
17Dice the bacon into small bits.
18Add the diced bacon to a pot on medium heat.
19Cook the bacon until it's nice and crispy and all the fat has rendered out.
20Remove the crispy bacon from the pot, leaving the grease.
21Add about a tablespoon of butter to the pot with the bacon grease.
22Once the butter has melted, add the carrots, shallot, and onion to the pot.
23Sauté the vegetables until the onions are translucent.
24Add the minced garlic to the pot.
25Season with salt and pepper.
26Cook the garlic until it gets a nice golden color.
27Add three tablespoons of flour to the pot.
28Mix the flour with the vegetables and cook for about two minutes to remove the raw flour taste.
29Switch to a whisk and add one and a half cups of milk to the pot.
30Whisk to get rid of any lumps of flour.
31Add one cup of heavy cream to the pot.
32Whisk and cook for another two minutes until the mixture is thick.
33Add two cups of chicken stock.
34Let it cook for about two to three minutes before adding more ingredients.
35Add two more cups of chicken stock.
36Add the roasted broccoli to the soup.
37Add a little bit more salt and pepper to taste.
38Add some garlic powder.
39Add a little bit of ground thyme.
40Add smoked paprika.
41Mix the seasonings into the soup.
42Add about three ounces of smoked gouda cheese and eight ounces of sharp cheddar cheese to the soup, in batches.
43Mix the cheese until it's melted.
44Add the crispy bacon bits to the soup.
45Mix the bacon into the soup.

Ingredients

3 stalks broccoli
olive oil
salt
pepper
1 pinch nutmeg
2 carrots carrots
0.5 onion onion
0.5 shallot shallot
2 cloves garlic
4 slabs bacon
1 tablespoon butter
3 tablespoons flour
1.5 cups milk
1 cup heavy cream
4 cups chicken stock
garlic powder
ground thyme
smoked paprika
3 ounces smoked gouda
8 ounces sharp cheddar

Equipment

bowlknifecutting boardsheet trayparchment paperovencheese graterpotwooden spoonwhiskmeasuring cup

Tips

Add the garlic once the onions are translucent to prevent it from burning.
Add a variety of broccoli sizes.

Broccoli Cheddar Soup

20m

Serves 1

tiktok.com

Broccoli Cheddar Soup

tiktok.com

20m

Serves 1

Directions

1Cut the broccoli into desired sizes, a mix of big and small.
2Place the cut broccoli into a bowl.
3Add olive oil to the broccoli.
4Toss the broccoli with the olive oil.
5Season the broccoli with salt and pepper.
6Add a pinch of nutmeg to the broccoli.
7Toss the broccoli again to combine seasonings.
8Spread the seasoned broccoli evenly on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper.
9Roast the broccoli in the oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit until roasted (approximately 20 minutes).
10Grate the carrots using a cheese grater.
11Place the shredded carrots into a bowl.
12Dice half an onion.
13Add the diced onion to the bowl with the carrots.
14Dice half a shallot.
15Add the diced shallot to the bowl with the carrots and onion.
16Mince two cloves of garlic and set aside in a separate small bowl.
17Dice the bacon into small bits.
18Add the diced bacon to a pot on medium heat.
19Cook the bacon until it's nice and crispy and all the fat has rendered out.
20Remove the crispy bacon from the pot, leaving the grease.
21Add about a tablespoon of butter to the pot with the bacon grease.
22Once the butter has melted, add the carrots, shallot, and onion to the pot.
23Sauté the vegetables until the onions are translucent.
24Add the minced garlic to the pot.
25Season with salt and pepper.
26Cook the garlic until it gets a nice golden color.
27Add three tablespoons of flour to the pot.
28Mix the flour with the vegetables and cook for about two minutes to remove the raw flour taste.
29Switch to a whisk and add one and a half cups of milk to the pot.
30Whisk to get rid of any lumps of flour.
31Add one cup of heavy cream to the pot.
32Whisk and cook for another two minutes until the mixture is thick.
33Add two cups of chicken stock.
34Let it cook for about two to three minutes before adding more ingredients.
35Add two more cups of chicken stock.
36Add the roasted broccoli to the soup.
37Add a little bit more salt and pepper to taste.
38Add some garlic powder.
39Add a little bit of ground thyme.
40Add smoked paprika.
41Mix the seasonings into the soup.
42Add about three ounces of smoked gouda cheese and eight ounces of sharp cheddar cheese to the soup, in batches.
43Mix the cheese until it's melted.
44Add the crispy bacon bits to the soup.
45Mix the bacon into the soup.