January Recipe of the Month

Start the New Year, and stay warm in January with our simple Broccoli and Stilton Soup recipe.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 onion or two shallots
• 150g Stilton
• 1 head of broccoli
• 500g of chicken or vegetable stock
• 1 knob of butter or olive oil
• 100ml double cream
• Salt and pepper

METHOD

1. Finely chop the onion. Add it with butter/olive oil to a medium pan and fry until it is soft.
2. Finely chop the broccoli head.
3. Add the chopped broccoli plus chicken/vegetable stock to the pan with the onion. Bring to the boil.
4. Crumble the broccoli and add it to the pan. Add seasoning to bring out flavour.
5. Bring the pan back to the boil. Stir in cream to thicken.
6. Transfer mixture and run through a blender if you need to make it smoother and more consistent.
7. Serve with bread and any remaining cheese, Swirl on extra cream for appearance and taste.