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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 4 leeks, chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 2 heads fresh broccoli, chopped
- 1 (32 ounce) carton low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 (12 fluid ounce) can fat-free evaporated milk
Method
- Melt butter in a large pot, and cook the leeks over medium heat until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in salt, pepper, and coriander.
- Reserve about 1/4 cup of small broccoli florets, and cook the rest of the broccoli with the leeks until the broccoli is bright green, about 5 more minutes.
- Pour in the chicken stock, bring the soup to a boil, cover, then simmer until the broccoli is very tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
- Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full.
- Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender, using a few quick pulses to get the soup moving before leaving it on to puree.
- Puree in batches until smooth and pour into a clean pot.
- Alternately, you can use a stick blender and puree the soup right in the cooking pot.
- Return the blended soup to the pot, stir in the reserved broccoli florets, and bring to a simmer over medium-low heat, stirring often.
- Simmer until the broccoli florets are tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
- Remove from heat, and mix in the condensed milk.
- Serve hot.