Cream And Cheese Soups

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Potato and Cheddar Soup

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Potato and Cheddar Soup




Ingredients -

2 cups Water
2 cups peeled and cubed Red Potatoes
3 tablespoons melted Butter
1 small Onion, chopped
3 tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
Salt and Pepper, to taste
3 cups Whole Milk
1/2 teaspoon White Sugar
1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 cup diced Ham

 
Preparation:

1. Add water and cubed potatoes to stockpot.
2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
3. Reduce heat to medium and boil potatoes until tender, about 20 minutes.
4. Remove potatoes with slotted spoon to bowl.
5. Drain stockpot, reserving 1-cup potato water.
6. Stir in butter, chopped onion, and all-purpose flour.
7. Season with salt and pepper.
8. Stir in potatoes, reserved liquid, whole milk, white sugar, cheddar cheese, and diced ham.
9. Simmer 30 minutes, stirring frequently.

Soup Making Tip
Boiling Potatoes

Good at holding up well in soups, boiling potatoes contain the least amount of starch, and retain their texture when cooked.

Soup Making Tip
Baking Potatoes

Baking potatoes are great for soups where you prefer the potato breaks down some, perhaps a soup where all or part of the soup will be pureed to change the texture.
 
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Cream of Pumpkin Soup

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Cream of Pumpkin Soup




Ingredients -

1 (29 ounces) can Solid Pack Pumpkin
1 (14-1/2 ounces) can Chicken Broth
1/2 cup Cold Water
1/4 cup Brown Sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon Pepper
2 cups Half-and-Half

 
Preparation:

1. Add solid pack pumpkin, chicken broth, cold water, brown sugar, ground nutmeg, salt, pepper, half-and-half to stockpot.
2. Stir to combine.
3. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
4. Reduce heat to low. Stir in half-and-half.
5. Simmer until heated through.
6. Serve hot.

Soup Making Tip
Honey And Brown Sugar

To mellow tart ingredients in soups and other savory dishes, add a splash of honey or a teaspoon of brown sugar to sweeten and lessen the bite of other ingredients.

Soup Making Tip
Pureeing Soups

A good blender is a necessary tool for the serious soup makers. Removing soups from the stockpot after cooking and pureeing all or part of the soup is a regular activity.
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Cream of Onion Soup

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Cream of Onion Soup




Ingredients -

3 tablespoons Butter
2 tablespoons All-Purpose Flour
2 cups thinly sliced Vidalia or Sweet Onion
2 cups Whole Milk
2 cups Half & Half
1 teaspoon Coarse Salt
1/4 teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1/8 teaspoon Nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon Paprika
4 tablespoons Parmesan Cheese (1 per bowl)
4 teaspoons chopped Parsley (1 per bowl)
Croutons, browned in butter
Worcestershire Sauce, for seasoning
 
Preparation:

1. Add butter to stockpot. Melt butter over low heat.
2. Add all-purpose flour and cook several minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Add onions to stockpot. Sauté onions until soft, but not browned.
4. Stir in whole milk and half-and-half. Cover stockpot and simmer 10 minutes.
5. Stir in salt, pepper, nutmeg, and paprika.
To Serve:
1. Add 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese and 1 teaspoon parsley to individual soup bowls.
2. Garnish with croutons.
3. Serve with Worcestershire sauce


Soup Making Tip
Seeds

Fennel, cumin, coriander, caraway and other seeds can add rich, complex flavors to soups. Consider toasting them in a hot, dry skillet to add a nutty flavor.

Soup Making Tip
Sweet Spice

All-spice, clove, and cinnamon, among others can add great flavor to savory and cold soups.
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Cream of Mushroom Soup

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Cream of Mushroom Soup




Ingredients -

8 ounces Button Mushrooms (1 cup sliced, remaining finely chopped)
4 tablespoons Unsalted Butter
1 medium White Onion, chopped
1/4 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
1/4 cup Cold Water
1 can condensed Chicken Broth
1 cup Half-and-Half
Snipped Parsley
 
Preparation:

1. Add butter to stockpot. Melt over low heat.
2. Sauté slice mushrooms until golden brown.
3. Remove mushrooms from stockpot with slotted spoon.
4. Add remaining chopped mushrooms and chopped white onion. Sauté until onion is tender.
5. Stir in flour, salt and fresh ground black pepper.
6. Sauté 1 minute, stirring constantly.
7. Remove stockpot from heat. Stir in cold water and chicken broth.
8. Return to heat. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
9. Stirring frequently, boil 1 minute.
10. Reduce heat to medium
11. Stir in half-and-half and sliced mushrooms.
12. Heat just until cooked through. DO NOT BOIL.
13. Garnish individual servings with parsley.

Soup Making Tip
Cremini Mushrooms

The light brown Cremini mushroom looks like a button mushroom, but contains considerably more flavor and a heartier texture.

Soup Making Tip
Fresh Herbs

To bring wonderful, intense, fresh flavor to soups, add fresh chopped herbs such as parsley, basil, cilantro, and rosemary at the very end of the cooking process.
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Cream of Lettuce Soup

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Cream of Lettuce Soup




Ingredients -

1 small Onion, chopped
1/4 cup Butter
2 large heads Boston Lettuce, finely shredded (reserve 1 cup)
1/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
3 cups Cold Water
1 tablespoon Instant Chicken Bouillon
1 cup Half-and-Half
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon Pepper
Mint Leaves
 
Preparation:

1. Add butter to stockpot. Melt over low heat. Sauté onion until tender.
2. Stir lettuce (except reserved) into onion. Sauté until lettuce wilts, about 5 minutes.
3. Stir in all-purpose flour and continuing 1 minute.
4. Add water and bouillon granules. Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
5. Boil 1 minute.
6. Remove from heat.
7. Add lettuce mixture to blender in batches. Cover blender tightly. Puree until smooth.
8. Transfer lettuce soup to large bowl.
9. Return soup back to clean stockpot.
10. Stir in half-in-half, salt and pepper.
11. Bring to a gentle boil.
12. Garnish individual servings with mint leaves.

Soup Making Tip
Storing Leafy Greens

Remove excess moisture from leafy greens by blotting them dry with paper towels and placing them in dry plastic bags. Store loosely wrapped in the refrigerator.

Soup Making Tip
Buying Vegetables

Understanding the difference in flavors and textures when buying varying sizes of vegetables is very important to cooking and soup-making.
 
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