Nitko’s Broccoli Cream Soup

Name: Nitko’s Broccoli Cream Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 portions, 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 500 g broccoli; 20 g celery (green sprigs); 100 g onions (baby spring onion); 1 tablespoon olive oil; 20 g butter; 2 garlic cloves; 2 tablespoons semolina; 10 g salt; 2 g pepper; 100 g heavy cream; 15 g pancetta

Submitted by nitko

"On wings of great success with Kohlrabi soup I decided to try some other vegetables. Next was broccoli."

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 11
Yields:: 4 portions
Serves:: 4

ingredients

500 g broccoli
20 g celery (green sprigs)
100 g onions (baby spring onion)
1 tablespoon olive oil
20 g butter
2 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons semolina
10 g salt
2 g pepper
100 g heavy cream
15 g pancetta

directions

Cut spring onions, garlic and broccoli and sauté it on mixture of olive oil and butter for just 2-3 minutes.
Add water (1 liter+) salt, pepper and celery and cook 30 minutes or until broccoli become soft.
When it become soft use blender or stick blender to make a creamy soup. Add semolina and cook for 10 more minutes.
In the meantime cut pancetta into very thin pieces and fry them until crunchy. Put the pancetta onto a paper towel to soak fat.
When the soup is ready to serve add heavy cream. Serve with croutons and pancetta sprinkled over croutons.