Broccoli soup also known as cream of broccoli soup is made with garlic, onions, broccoli, milk, cream and basic seasoning. The soup is creamy on its own and taste great when served with bread sticks. Learn how to make delicious cream of broccoli soup with stepwise pictures and video.
Heat butter in a heavy bottom pan. Add in garlic and saute for a minute on low heat till garlic gets aromatic. Add in onions, carrots and saute for couple minutes till the vegetables soften.
Add in plain flour and stir fry for few minutes till raw smell leaves. Now add in shredded broccoli, salt and white pepper and mix well for couple of minutes.
Pour in vegetable stock and milk. Mix well so the vegetables is combined with the stock. Cover the pot with lid and cook for 8 to 10 minutes on low heat.
Now stir in cream and mix well. Serve soup hot with bread sticks.
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Notes
Instead of plain flour, you can use wheat flour or cornstarch.
Instead of broccoli, you can use cauliflower or mushrooms.
Cooked shredded chicken can be added in the soup for protein.
You can skip cream in this recipe for low calorie version. And olive oil can be used instead of butter.
For creamy soup, you can blend the entire soup using a immersion blender.