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White House Broccoli Soup




Source of Recipe


Chef Sam Cass - Obama Administration


List of Ingredients




6 garlic cloves, sliced
4 shallots, sliced
1 leek, white part only, sliced
1 small onion, sliced
1 sprig thyme
1 Tbsp. butter
2 heads broccoli, stems sliced, and green tips reserved for puree
8 cups chicken stock
1 bay leaf
Kosher salt and pepper


Recipe



In a medium-size saucepan, over medium heat, add the garlic, shallots, leek, onion and thyme. Sweat in the butter until fragrant.

Add the broccoli stem slices and saut� until softened.

Pour in the chicken stock and bay leaf, and simmer for about 20 minutes.

In the meantime, blanch the broccoli tips in a pot of boiling water over medium heat until bright green. Remove the tips from the water and "shock" in a bowl of iced water.

Drain the green tips and puree in a blender. Set aside.

Puree the soup in a blender and strain through a fine chinoise (conical sieve) into a large serving bowl.

Add the green tip puree and season with salt and pepper, to taste.