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Offline Thermolicious

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Name of Recipe:
Cauliflower and Vintage Cheddar Soup - inspired by Bubbles!
Please note: this recipe was done on a Thermochef

Number of People:
6+

Ingredients:
2 rashers of bacon - keep rind on - fat = flavour  ;D
1 large onion - roughly chopped (200g)
1 tbl olive oil
1 head of cauliflower - roughly chopped (700g)
2 stalks of celery - roughly chopped (150g)
2 spring onion - white and green parts (35g)
900g water
3 tbl chicken/veg stock concentrate
0.5 tsp Worchestershire Sauce
1 cup plain cream (200g)
150g vintage cheddar crumbled - or any cheese you have in the fridge
Salt and Pepper to taste

Preparation:
Speed 4, 80, 4 minutes:
2 rashers of bacon
1 large onion
1 tbl olive oil
Keep in bowl

Speed 4, 4 minutes (scrape sides with spatula when needed):
1 head of cauliflower
2 stalks of celery
2 spring onion
Keep in bowl

Speed 1, 100, 20 minutes(scrape sides with spatula when needed):
900g water
3 tbl chicken/veg stock concentrate
0.5 tsp Worchestershire Sauce
Keep in bowl

Speed 4, 60, 4 minutes:
1 cup plain cream
150g vintage cheddar crumbled
Salt and Pepper

Leave to cool slightly and then blitz on speed 9 (with a tea towel over the machine just in case!) until required consistency.

Enjoy!

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Tips/Hints:
Use up any vegetables from the fridge.
Use up any cheeses you have in the fridge - a mixture of cheeses would be lovely!
When blitzing hot soup put a tea towel over your machine just in case - a good safety practice!

« Last Edit: July 15, 2012, 04:09:18 am by Thermolicious »

Offline natalia

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Re: Cauliflower and Vintage Cheddar Soup - inspired by Bubbles!
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2012, 08:00:40 am »
Sounds lovely, have you made this with a thermomix?  I was just looking at the quantities and was wondering if it would all fit?

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Re: Cauliflower and Vintage Cheddar Soup - inspired by Bubbles!
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2012, 10:06:01 am »
I made it with a Thermochef and it fit so I can't see any issue with a Thermomix as they both have the same sized bowl :)

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Re: Cauliflower and Vintage Cheddar Soup - inspired by Bubbles!
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2012, 01:22:06 pm »
Ooh this sounds delicious Thermolicious :D Will definitely have to give this one a go ASAP :)

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Re: Cauliflower and Vintage Cheddar Soup - inspired by Bubbles!
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2012, 10:48:02 pm »
Thanks Thermolicious, I will have to try it.