Title: Smoked Chicken, Broccoli And Black Bean Soup (Georges At The
Categories: Tamara4
Yield: 1 servings

100 g Unsalted butter
2 md Carrots; diced
1 md Onions; diced
2 Sticks celery; sliced
2 Heads broccoli
2 ts Dried thyme leaves
2 ts Dried oregano leaves
1 ts Dried basil leaves
1/2 c White wine
5 c Chicken stock
1 tb Worcestershire sauce
1/2 ts Tabasco sauce
1 1/2 c Smoked chicken; diced
1 1/2 c Cooked black beans
2 c Heavy cream or milk
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tb Cornflour mixed with 4
-tablespoons water

Cut the broccoli heads into small florets and stems. Reserve the florets
for later use and finely slice the stems.

Melt half the butter in a deep saucepan and add the carrots, onions, celery
and broccoli stems for 5 minutes or until softened. Add the thyme, oregano,
basil and saut‚ for a further 5 minutes. Add the wine and mix well,
allowing the alcohol to evaporate, about 2 minutes.

Add the hot stock and simmer the soup for 15 minutes then add the
worcestershire and tabasco sauces, smoked chicken, beans and broccoli
florets and simmer for 5 minutes.

Add the cream or milk and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Add the cornflour
mixture and simmer the soup while it thickens slightly. Season to taste
with salt and pepper then add the remaining butter a little at a time and
stirring well to incorporate.

Serve immediately.

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 1717 Calories (kcal); 88g Total Fat; (46% calories from fat);
68g Protein; 160g Carbohydrate; 219mg Cholesterol; 11365mg Sodium Food
Exchanges: 4 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 17 Vegetable; 0 Fruit;
16 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.