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Offline CreamPuff63

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Re: Cream of Celery Soup
« Reply #30 on: June 15, 2010, 04:24:26 am »
whats nice about making the roux on the stove is the flour actually "cooks off the floury taste" that you would otherwise get if you added it at the end
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Re: Cream of Celery Soup
« Reply #31 on: June 15, 2010, 10:34:47 am »
Nay-nay, there's nothing wrong with making the bechamel firs and then leaving aside before putting the veg into the TM to cook.

Alternatively,  you can mix the flour & butter together and drop small bits in while still cooking near the end then cook another 5 or 10 mins to cook out the flour and add the milk?

The flour and butter mixture is called Beurre manie and useful as a thickener.  But as CP63 says - if you don't cook it long enough it will have a raw flour flavour.
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Re: Cream of Celery Soup
« Reply #32 on: June 15, 2010, 10:56:47 am »
Another idea is to cook a simple flour and butter roux in the microwave and add that without actually making a white sauce.
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Re: Cream of Celery Soup
« Reply #33 on: July 10, 2010, 07:19:30 am »
I made this again last - very much appreciated on a cold frosty night! I did the vegie mix first but only for 12min then I added the milk, butter and flour and put it on to cook for another 8 mins - worked well! A really good recipe that is now just that bit easier for me.  ;)

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Re: Cream of Celery Soup
« Reply #34 on: July 10, 2010, 07:22:13 am »
Thanks for that Nay-Nay,  sounds like a good idea.

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Re: Cream of Celery Soup
« Reply #35 on: July 11, 2010, 10:21:12 am »
Needed more soup today and had everything I needed for this one Chookie.  Made it as per your original recipe so that I can compare it to Nay-nay's version next time.  Lovely soup, thanks for posting it.
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Re: Cream of Celery Soup
« Reply #36 on: July 13, 2010, 08:42:24 am »
Cleaned out the fridge today and remembered MJ called this 'a cream of anything green " soup so made a version using up carrot, parsnip, celery and celeriac.  I made the roux as i like the texture and don't mind a little stiring.