Here’s how you should make cheese cream soup with broccoli. Step-by-step recipe from the chef

Many people associate cheese soup with French cuisine, but the first mentions of this dish are found in Mexico and Switzerland. Today there are different variants of cheese soup preparation, and I offer you my recipe.

Ingredients:

• broccoli: 250 g;
• garlic: 1 clove;
• fresh thyme: 1 sprig;
• processed cheese (“Viola” or “President”): 300 г;
• leek: 100 g;
• chicken broth: 500 ml;
• spinach: 50 г;
• salt, pepper to taste.

Step 1.

Break broccoli into florets and rinse, then blanch in boiling water. To do this, bring water to a boil, add a little salt and put fresh broccoli in it.

Cook for three minutes on high heat and immediately tip the broccoli into the water with ice. Thus, the color of the vegetable will become bright and saturated.

If you use frozen broccoli, you need to defrost it at room temperature without microwaving, so as not to turn it into mush.

Step 2.

Rinse the leeks thoroughly. Cut the white part into thin rings, the green part will not be needed.

Step 3.

Rinse the spinach. If you are using fresh frozen spinach, you can defrost it in the microwave and squeeze well from excess water.

Step 4.

In a saucepan, heat the butter ghee (you can substitute with olive oil or flaxseed oil). Add broccoli, leeks, whole garlic, and thyme.

Saute for five to seven minutes, remove garlic and thyme, and then pour in preheated broth.

小贴士 instead of chicken broth, you can use vegetable broth or plain water.

Step 5.

Cook the soup on low heat until all the vegetables are fully cooked, add the spinach, cook for another minute and blend in a blender until smooth.

Step 6.

Pour the ready mixture into a saucepan, add melted cheese, mix thoroughly with a whisk.

Step 7.

Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Bring to taste (salt and spices to taste).

小贴士 I recommend that all puree soups be brought to taste at the very end, as the liquid is constantly evaporating and the salt remains. It will be very tasty to eat this soup with crusty bread.