Ingredients for Cream of Broccoli Soup Recipe

Series Summary

Broccoli is a plant in the Cabbage family. Broccoli has abundant and fleshy flower heads, usually green in color, and arranged in a tree-like fashion on branches sprouting from a thick, edible stalk. The large mass of flower heads is surrounded by leaves. There are three commonly grown types of broccoli. The most familiar is called Calabrese in Great Britain, but is known simply as "broccoli" in America. It is usually boiled or steamed, but may be eaten raw as well.

Broccoli is a diverse vegetable, and is often used in a number of different recipes and dishes, including cream of broccoli soup. In this free video series, our cooking expert will teach you how to make cream of broccoli soup with step-by-step instructions, from preparing broccoli, onions, and garlic to pureeing, adding cream, and making a roux for the soup. You'll learn all of the ingredients, every part of the recipe, and you'll also get tips on how to serve cream of broccoli soup. Follow this simple recipe for a delicious, quick, and satisfying soup!

Video Transcript

"My name is Brandon Sarkis on behalf of Expert Village and today I am making creamy Broccoli Soup. Okay to get things started, we are going to go through our list of ingredients. The first thing you are going to need is 1/4 of an onion, 2 large heads of broccoli, 2 sticks of butter or 1 pound of butter, 8 cloves of garlic, salt and pepper, 1/2 gallon of heavy cream, 1/3 cup Gruyeres cheese which is almost the same thing has swiss cheese and 1/3 cup of Parmesan cheese as well. You are also going to need white garlic crostini, which is a loaf of French bread, a nice knife, a good cutting board. You are also going to need the oven set to 350 degrees, nice big tin saute pan and a nice 5 to 7 quart size sauce pan filled half way with water and I've got the heat on so that it can get nice and hot so that we can start making Broccoli Soup. "