Emeril's Broccoli and Gruyere Soup

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It seems most reviews are in agreement: the flavor is good, but the soup needs some adjustment. I followed the recipe exactly and found the soup way, too thin and needed the flavors boosted. Which in my book means---less water or change it to broth and more vegetables. I couldn't add more vegetable once the soup was soup, but I cooked down the liquid and added some "Better than Bouillon" to the liquid and it was fine. I'm no so sure how much the cheese added to the flavor, but I know it added fat.

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This was so good it inspired my first recipe review. I followed all the suggestions by Eat Organic regarding the veggies, used 6 cups of liquid with 4 cups being chicken stock since I had some plus I let it simmer about an hour after adding the cream and cheese, stirring every 15 minutes or so. It's somewhat thin but still eats like a meal and the flavor was fantastic. The broccoli really comes through. I was going to omit the creole seasoning as I thought it tasted great as is but the seasoning definitely gave it more depth. Lastly, I took the immersion blender to it and the broccoli just falls apart. It was pureed before I knew it which was still fine but I wanted some more chunks. This went in the "keeper" file for sure.

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Fantastic with the following adjustments. After reading the comments about water amount and vegetable amounts I changed them also. Double the amount of onions, celery, carrots and 5-6 cups of broccoli. You can make it super easy by going to TJ's and use the quart of Mire Poix (chopped carrots, onions, celery and the whole bag of organic broccoli florets. I used about 5 cups of water instead of 8, and put 3/4 of the amount of soup in the the Vitamix blender to puree because I don't have an emersion blender but the blender gave it some creamy goodness . It's a thinner cream soup but full of flavor. I never thought using water instead of chicken broth would be tasty enough but it is. You can even leave out the cheese if you want, it's still delicious. I will make this again and again. Serve with sandwiches or a good whole grain crusty loaf of bread. It's easy, quick, and healthy.

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I didn't taste it until it was about done. That's when I realized how much impact the seasoning has on this soup! I like it, yes. It's definitely good.

Next time I will make it with a lot less kick and perhaps add some potatoes.

I did like how the broccoli flavor came through and the cream balanced out with the flavors.

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I used a spoonful of chopped garlic instead of onion, sour cream instead of regular cream, and a bit of extra-sharp cheddar. I also threw in a few left-over french fries! Seriously: The best soup ever! Just keep cooking it, and cooking it!

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very watery soup and little to no flavor. definatley somthing missing from the ingrediant list.

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i agree this recipe calls for way too much water, yet the key to any good soup is to let it simmer for at least an hour or 2. i find that when i start a soup in the mornign and let it sit on the stove all day it is ten times better then if i make it in a half hour. this allows every ingredient to fully flavor whatever liquid you use to boil it in. if you simmer the vegetables in this soup for only 30 minutes, of course it will taste like water, no matter how much seasoning you add! use 1 quart of water, and simmer for an hour before blending, and this soup will taste much better.

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Don't try this recipe - I've made lots of Emeril's recipes and always enjoyed them. This recipe MUST have a mistake in the ingredients list. The soup had absolutely no flavor and WAY TOO MUCH WATER - we served it at "soup night" in our neighborhood, and nobody liked it. We tried to doctor the soup by adding seasonings, more cheese, more broccoli, and bouillon granules. This helped a lot, but the soup was still just barely average. If you do try this soup, I would suggest you use Chicken or Vegetable broth instead of water and that you use only 1 qt instead of the 2 qts listed in the ingredients list. There are much better broccoli soups. I think they should correct this recipe or take it off the TV recipe list.

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Like others said, there is way too much liquid in this recipe. I found myself with a bland, watery soup not even the gruyere could save. Cut down the overall liquid content, and instead of so much water, add milk or more cream to get something richer.

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Made for the first time. Next time will definately reduce the amount of liquid. Delicious soup none the less!