English Creamy Stilton Soup |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Here is a rich and satisfying cheese soup. Stilton cheese is the great English blue veined cheese that ages to ivory pale gold perfection. Ingredients:
1/2 cup finely chopped onion |
1/2 cup finely chopped carrot |
1 bay leaf |
1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter |
1/4 cup all-purpose flour |
1/4 teaspoon white pepper |
2 cups chicken broth |
1 1/2 cups half-and-half (half milk and half cream) |
1 1/2 cups crumbled stilton cheese (6 ounces) |
snipped fresh parsley |
Directions:
1. Cook onion, carrot and bay leaf in margarine in 3 quart saucepan until onion and carrot are tender, about 5 minutes.
2. Stir in flour and white pepper.
3. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth and bubbly; remove from heat.
4. Stir in broth and half and half.
5. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil and stir 1 minute.
6. Stir in cheese; heat over low heat, stirring constantly, just until cheese is melted.
7. Remove bay leaf; sprinkle with parsley.
8. Serve with crumpets.
9. The New International Cookbook.
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