CREAM OF CAULIFLOWE BLUE CHEESE SOUP

CREAM OF CAULIFLOWE BLUE CHEESE SOUP image

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 celery ribs, chopped
1 med. onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1/4 cup butter
5 cups chicken stock
1 head cauliflower, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup white wine
1 tbsp. lemon juice
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves
1/4 tsp dried marjoram leaves
1/8 tsp bottles hot pepper sauce
1 .5 cups crumbled blue cheese
4 cups half and half
Roux

Steps:

In sauce pan or dutch oven, sauté celery, onion and garlic in butter till tender. Stir in stock and cauliflower, white wine juice and spices. Bring to boiling over high heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 min. Stir in blue cheese. Using a food processor, blend half the vegetable mixture about 3 cups till pureed. Return to soup mixture in dutch oven. Stir in half and half. Bring almost to boiling and stir in roux. Cook till mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Garnish each bowl. Roux: Melt 1/2 cup in a small heavy saucepan. Stir in 1/2 cup flour till blended. Stir constantly over med. heat till mixture loses its honeycomb like consistency about 10 minutes.