Tuesday's With Uncle Steve...
...albeit posted on a WEDNESDAY!
hehehe
It's nearly 1am and I'm just now posting to the blog about this week's Tuesday night menu...
We had a delicious soup that is an Uncle Steve recipe
& I bravely took a stab at recreating it.
Lots of work, definitely from SCRATCH, but I think it came out yummy!
& apparently so did everyone else.
General consensus around the table?
YUM!
Which is good cuz it's a FREAKIN' LABOR OF LOVE !
Here is the recipe:
Cheddar Broccoli Soup
Ingredients: (keep in mind that I doubled the recipe)
1 T butter, melted
1/2 Spanish onion, chopped
1/4 cup melted butter (I used unsalted)
1/4 cup flour
2 cups half & half
2 cups chicken stock
1 pkg frozen broccoli
1 cup shredded carrots
4 strips thick cut bacon, chopped (I used the low sodium bacon)
8 oz grated sharp cheddar cheese
DIRECTIONS:
Saute onion in butter, set aside.
(I finely chopped my onion with a hand chopper but you could also just hand dice it as well.)
Cook bacon and set aside as well.
Cook melted butter & flour combo using a whisk over medium heat for approx 5 min. Stir constantly and slowly add the half & half (this is called making a roux).
Add the chicken stock whisking all the time & then simmer for 30 minutes.
Add the broccoli, carrots and onions. Cook over low heat until the veggies are tender.
(Approx 20-25 minutes)
Add salt & pepper and bacon.
*above is soup PRE blender*
The soup should be thickened by now. Pour in batches into blender and puree (if you don't have a blender you can use a hand mixer as well & mix it directly within the pot on high speed).
Return to pot over low heat and add the grated cheese.
*& now here's soup POST blender*
Stir until well blended & serve with hot buttermilk biscuits.
ENJOY!
hehehe
It's nearly 1am and I'm just now posting to the blog about this week's Tuesday night menu...
We had a delicious soup that is an Uncle Steve recipe
& I bravely took a stab at recreating it.
Lots of work, definitely from SCRATCH, but I think it came out yummy!
& apparently so did everyone else.
General consensus around the table?
YUM!
Which is good cuz it's a FREAKIN' LABOR OF LOVE !
Here is the recipe:
Cheddar Broccoli Soup
Ingredients: (keep in mind that I doubled the recipe)
1 T butter, melted
1/2 Spanish onion, chopped
1/4 cup melted butter (I used unsalted)
1/4 cup flour
2 cups half & half
2 cups chicken stock
1 pkg frozen broccoli
1 cup shredded carrots
4 strips thick cut bacon, chopped (I used the low sodium bacon)
8 oz grated sharp cheddar cheese
DIRECTIONS:
Saute onion in butter, set aside.
(I finely chopped my onion with a hand chopper but you could also just hand dice it as well.)
Cook bacon and set aside as well.
Cook melted butter & flour combo using a whisk over medium heat for approx 5 min. Stir constantly and slowly add the half & half (this is called making a roux).
Add the chicken stock whisking all the time & then simmer for 30 minutes.
Add the broccoli, carrots and onions. Cook over low heat until the veggies are tender.
(Approx 20-25 minutes)
Add salt & pepper and bacon.
*above is soup PRE blender*The soup should be thickened by now. Pour in batches into blender and puree (if you don't have a blender you can use a hand mixer as well & mix it directly within the pot on high speed).
Return to pot over low heat and add the grated cheese.
*& now here's soup POST blender*Stir until well blended & serve with hot buttermilk biscuits.
ENJOY!
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