Ingredients

  • 2 lb. broccoli
  • 1/2 c. yellow onions, chopped
  • 2 Tbsp. flour
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp. ground thyme
  • pinch of nutmeg
  • 2 Tbsp. butter
  • 1/4 c. chopped green pepper
  • 6 c. chicken soup stock
  • parsley
  • 6 black peppercorns
  • 3 egg yolks, whipped and blended with 1 c. milk or cream

Method

  • Chop up broccoli, saving some of the small buds and flowers for later use.
  • Saute broccoli in butter with onions and green pepper. Sprinkle with the flour; stir.
  • Add to soup stock, with bay leaf, parsley, thyme and peppercorns.
  • Cook for 30 minutes and puree the mixture in a blender.
  • Add nutmeg, strain the soup and return to pan.
  • Add egg yolk and milk or cream and pour into hot soup.