Cream of Celery Soup

Name: Cream of Celery Soup
Ingredients: 2 cups chopped celery, divided; 2 cups chopped carrots, divided; 4 tablespoons butter; 2 cups onions, diced; 3 tablespoons flour; 6 cups hot vegetable broth, divided; Salt and pepper to taste; 1 cup heavy cream

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Level: Easy

Level: Easy

Ingredients

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2 cups chopped celery, divided

2 cups chopped carrots, divided

4 tablespoons butter

2 cups onions, diced

3 tablespoons flour

6 cups hot vegetable broth, divided

Salt and pepper to taste

1 cup heavy cream

Directions

In a small saucepan add 1 cup celery, 1 cup carrots, 1 cup vegetable broth. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 4 minutes. Drain and reserve cooked vegetables. In a large saucepan, over medium high heat, melt butter. Add onions and saute until clear. Whisking, add flour, cook 2 minutes making sure flour does not brown. Add 5 cups vegetable broth and continue to whisk until mixture boils, making sure to reach the bottom of the pan. Add uncooked 1 cup celery and 1 cup carrots. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer about 30 minutes. When cooked strain soup through a fine sieve into a clean pot reserving vegetables. In a blender puree vegetables with 1 1/2 cups of liquid. Stir puree into pot with liquid. Stir in cream, reserved vegetables. Heat and serve.