Cream of broccoli soup
 A cream of broccoli soup prepared with purée de broccoli | |
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Cream of broccoli soup is a soup prepared with broccoli, stock, and milk or cream as 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 a sauce.[2]
Ingredients and preparation methods
Primary ingredients are broccoli, stock and milk or cream.[3][4][5] The broccoli used may be chopped, sliced into small florets or puréed,[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 a roux.[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 with croutons or broccoli florets.[3][5]
Mass production
Mass-produced commercial varieties of cream of broccoli soup are produced by various food manufacturers, such as the Campbell 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
References
- ^ Beaver County Times. October 30, 1991. p. C4. Retrieved September 8, 2014 – via Google News.
- ^ a b "Campbell's Cooks Up Another Winner". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, UT. October 9, 1990. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-4861-4449-8 – via Google Books.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-6055-0571-8 – via Google Books.[permanent dead link]
- ^ ISBN 978-0-4716-6377-5– via Google Books.
- ISBN 978-1-4389-7598-6– via Google Books.
- ISBN 978-1-5583-2220-2– via Internet Archive.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7679-2951-6– via Google Books.
- ISBN 978-1-6134-6104-4– via Google Books.
- ^ "Browned Roux Cream of Broccoli Soup". Miami Herald. February 20, 2014. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-257-99963-7– via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "Campbell's offers booklet of quick broccoli dishes". The Item. Sumter, SC. October 24, 1990. p. 8C. Retrieved September 8, 2014 – via Google News.
- ^ "Tidbits: Popcorn". Star Tribune. Minneapolis. February 10, 1998. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
External links
Media related to Cream of broccoli at Wikimedia Commons