Post by mcbalz on Jan 18, 2010 12:52:38 GMT -5
This recipe employs my favorite new kitchen toy, a wand mixer. You don't need one if you have a blender or food processor (but a wand mixer is so much easier).
Take a stock pot and pour in a box of organic free range chicken broth. Turn up the heat.
Now, go in the fridge, and take out all that leftover broccoli. ALL OF IT. (I make a lot of Broccoli at home. If you don't, maybe you should!) Oh, you have two different Tupperware containers of broccoli? One three days old and one four? No problem. Throw them both in the pot. One is Broccoli Almondine? Awesome! Those almonds will provide nice pieces of texture in the final soup. In it goes. What else do you have in there? Let's see... a Tupperware container with some spaghetti squash, dressed with olive oil salt and pepper? Yes, in it goes. How about this container of roasted sweet potatoes? Yes, I think so, it will add good body; the starch will substitute for the flour people sometimes add. Here's a nice little container with some leftover yellow beets. Excellent. Add them. Nix the red beets. The color is too intense. Unless you want purple soup? That could be good, actually. Whatever, I don't have red beets, just yellow. How is the soup looking? The stock is boiling now, good. Turn down the heat a bit. Add salt, and some herbs. Anything else in there look good? Yeah, here's a Tupper' with 1/2 can of coconut milk. That is perfect, a great substitute for the usual cream or cheese put in cream of broccoli soup.
Now, it's been heating there for how long? Maybe 10 minutes? Give it about 5 more minutes to boil up and soften. Now, break out the wand mixer and blend that mixture up, right in the pot. Awesome. Paleo Cream of Broccoli soup from veggie leftovers, in under 20 minutes.
I love cooking.
WARNING: if you make this soup using a blender or food processor DO NOT blend the veggies and the broth when they are at full temperature. THEY WILL EXPLODE and GO EVERYWHERE and they could BURN YOU OR YOUR LOVED ONES! Instead, turn off the heat, set a timer to 10 minutes, and let it cool down. Then, bring out a second stock pot and transfer the mix to the blender or processor in batches, blending a few cups at a time, and transferring to the next pot. Then reheat the soup for serving. Yes, I know, this adds like 20 minutes to the prep time, but, it's still a great way to make some lovely soup.
I'm sorry if you are the kind of person who uses real recipes. I am not. I like basic principles, methods, ideas for cooking. Then I improvise. This is a skill I encourage all chefs to develop. This is an infinitely adaptable recipe. If it's too rich, add water or broth. If it's not rich enough, add more veggies or Broccoli. ENJOY!
Take a stock pot and pour in a box of organic free range chicken broth. Turn up the heat.
Now, go in the fridge, and take out all that leftover broccoli. ALL OF IT. (I make a lot of Broccoli at home. If you don't, maybe you should!) Oh, you have two different Tupperware containers of broccoli? One three days old and one four? No problem. Throw them both in the pot. One is Broccoli Almondine? Awesome! Those almonds will provide nice pieces of texture in the final soup. In it goes. What else do you have in there? Let's see... a Tupperware container with some spaghetti squash, dressed with olive oil salt and pepper? Yes, in it goes. How about this container of roasted sweet potatoes? Yes, I think so, it will add good body; the starch will substitute for the flour people sometimes add. Here's a nice little container with some leftover yellow beets. Excellent. Add them. Nix the red beets. The color is too intense. Unless you want purple soup? That could be good, actually. Whatever, I don't have red beets, just yellow. How is the soup looking? The stock is boiling now, good. Turn down the heat a bit. Add salt, and some herbs. Anything else in there look good? Yeah, here's a Tupper' with 1/2 can of coconut milk. That is perfect, a great substitute for the usual cream or cheese put in cream of broccoli soup.
Now, it's been heating there for how long? Maybe 10 minutes? Give it about 5 more minutes to boil up and soften. Now, break out the wand mixer and blend that mixture up, right in the pot. Awesome. Paleo Cream of Broccoli soup from veggie leftovers, in under 20 minutes.
I love cooking.
WARNING: if you make this soup using a blender or food processor DO NOT blend the veggies and the broth when they are at full temperature. THEY WILL EXPLODE and GO EVERYWHERE and they could BURN YOU OR YOUR LOVED ONES! Instead, turn off the heat, set a timer to 10 minutes, and let it cool down. Then, bring out a second stock pot and transfer the mix to the blender or processor in batches, blending a few cups at a time, and transferring to the next pot. Then reheat the soup for serving. Yes, I know, this adds like 20 minutes to the prep time, but, it's still a great way to make some lovely soup.
I'm sorry if you are the kind of person who uses real recipes. I am not. I like basic principles, methods, ideas for cooking. Then I improvise. This is a skill I encourage all chefs to develop. This is an infinitely adaptable recipe. If it's too rich, add water or broth. If it's not rich enough, add more veggies or Broccoli. ENJOY!
