Name: Cream of Brussels Sprouts Soup
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Soups, Stews, Chowders, Vegetables
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons butter; 2 shallots, chopped; 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup milk; 1 cup cream; 5 cups chicken stock; 5 cups cooked brussels sprouts, finely chopped; salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; crumbled cooked bacon or bacon bits, for garnish

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This Cream of Brussels Sprouts Soup is an easy, satisfying meal. Add bacon for a delicious topper. Trim the Brussels sprouts of any discolored outer leaves and cut an “x” in their bases before cooking. Boil or steam them whole until just tender. Serve with hearty bread.

Recipe for Cream of Brussels Sprouts Soup

Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

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Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter

2 shallots, chopped

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/2 cup milk

1 cup cream

5 cups chicken stock

5 cups cooked brussels sprouts, finely chopped

salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

crumbled cooked bacon or bacon bits, for garnish

Instructions

In a soup pot over medium heat, melt butter. Add shallots and cook until soft. Sprinkle in flour and stir until blended. Slowly add milk and cream and stir until smooth. Add stock and brussels sprouts. Simmer for 10 minutes, uncovered. Do not boil. Taste, then season with salt and pepper. Garnish with bacon.