Cream of broccoli soup
 A cream of broccoli soup prepared withpuréede broccoli | |
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Cream of broccoli soupis asoupprepared withbroccoli,stock,and milk orcreamas primary ingredients. Ingredient variations exist, as do vegan versions. It is also a commercially, mass-produced soup, often sold in cans. Several recipes use canned cream of broccoli soup as an ingredient,[1]such as its use with cooked chicken dishes and as asauce.[2]
Ingredients and preparation methods
[edit]Primary ingredients are broccoli, stock and milk or cream.[3][4][5]The broccoli used may be chopped, sliced into small florets orpuréed,[5][6][7][8]and some preparations combine both chopped and pureed broccoli.[8]Some versions may use frozen broccoli,[9]and the soup may be thickened using aroux.[10]Additional ingredients may include onion, celery, chicken broth,half and half,[4]egg yolk, herbs such as parsley, thyme and bay leaf, salt, pepper[3]and others. It is sometimes served garnished withcroutonsor broccoli florets.[3][5]
Mass production
[edit]Mass-producedcommercial varieties of cream of broccoli soup are produced by various food manufacturers, such as theCampbell Soup Company,which debuted the soup in 1990.[1][2][11]The Campbell Soup Company devised it to be used as a soup and as an ingredient to be used in other dishes.[12]During the time of its debut in 1990, The Campbell Soup Company published a booklet of broccoli dishes that are prepared using their canned cream of broccoli soup, which was offered free to consumers through the provision of a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the company.[12]Some of the dishes in the booklet included "Easy broccoli bake" and "Two-step chicken broccoli divan".[12]After this soup's debut, the company devised and marketed additional cream of broccoli-style soups, such as broccoli cheese soup, chunky chicken broccoli cheese soup and cream of chicken and broccoli soup.[13]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ab"Winning Recipe May Change President's Vote on Broccoli".Beaver County Times.October 30, 1991. p. C4.RetrievedSeptember 8,2014– viaGoogle News.
- ^ab"Campbell's Cooks Up Another Winner".Deseret News.Salt Lake City, UT. October 9, 1990.RetrievedSeptember 8,2014.
- ^abcDe Gouy, Louis P. (1974).The Soup Book: Over 800 Recipes.New York: Dover. pp. 145–146.ISBN978-0-4861-4449-8– viaGoogle Books.
- ^abHanson, BJ; Hanson, Jeanne (2008).The Everything Soup Cookbook.Avon: Adams Media. p. 85.ISBN978-1-6055-0571-8– via Google Books.[permanent dead link]
- ^abcGisslen, Wayne; Griffin, Mary Ellen (2006).Professional Cooking for Canadian Chefs(6th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. p. 225.ISBN978-0-4716-6377-5– via Google Books.
- ^Pitman, Lynda (2009).Aunt Lynda's Cookbook.Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse. p. 33.ISBN978-1-4389-7598-6– via Google Books.
- ^Scott, Liz (2003).The Sober Kitchen.Boston: Harvard Common Press. p.88.ISBN978-1-5583-2220-2– via Internet Archive.
- ^abBensen, Kim (2010).Finally Thin!: How I Lost over 200 Pounds and Kept Them Off—And How You Can Too.New York: Broadway Books. p. 240.ISBN978-0-7679-2951-6– via Google Books.
- ^Beacom, Barry (2011).More Than Your First Cookbook.Mustang, OK: Tate Pub. & Enterprises. p. 93.ISBN978-1-6134-6104-4– via Google Books.
- ^"Browned Roux Cream of Broccoli Soup".Miami Herald.February 20, 2014. Archived fromthe originalon September 10, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 8,2014.
- ^Shea, Lisa (2014) [2010].Microwave Low Carb Recipes(Revised ed.). Lulu. p. 29.ISBN978-1-257-99963-7– via Google Books.
- ^abc"Campbell's offers booklet of quick broccoli dishes".The Item.Sumter, SC. October 24, 1990. p. 8C.RetrievedSeptember 8,2014– via Google News.
- ^"Tidbits: Popcorn".Star Tribune.Minneapolis. February 10, 1998. Archived fromthe originalon September 10, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 8,2014.
External links
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