Keyword award winning, cauliflower, Cream of cauliflower soup, Soup, Taste of Home
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Author Lynn / Turnips 2 Tangerines
Ingredients
1medium onion, chopped
2medium carrots, peeled and sliced
2celery ribs, sliced
2garlic cloves, minced
1/4cupplus 6 tablespoons butter, divided
1medium headcauliflower, chopped
5cupschicken broth
1teaspoonsalt
1teaspooncoarsely ground pepper
1/2teaspoondried basil
1/2teaspoondried thyme
6tablespoonsall-purpose flour
1cupwhole milk
1/2cupheavy whipping cream
1/4cupsour cream
Instructions
In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, saute the onions, carrots, celery and garlic in 1/4 cup butter until tender. Add cauliflower, broth, parsley, salt and pepper, basil and tarragon. Cover and simmer until the vegetables are tender, 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt the remaining butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in the milk and whipping cream. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, 2 minutes. Add to cauliflower mixture. Cook until thickened, stirring frequently, 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in sour cream.