RECIPE: RECIPE: English Creamy Stilton Soup

[olga_d_ont]

ENGLISH CREAMY STILTON SOUP

Here is a rich and satisfying cheese soup. Stilton cheese is the great English blue veined cheese that ages to ivory pale gold perfection.

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1/2 cup finely chopped carrot

1 bay leaf

1/4 cup margarine or butter

1/4 cup all purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon white pepper

2 cups chicken broth

1 1/2 cups half and half (half milk and cream)

1 1/2 cups crumbled Stilton cheese (6 ounces)

Snipped parsley

Cook onion, carrot and bay leaf in margarine in 3 quart saucepan until onion and carrot are tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and white pepper. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in broth and half and half. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in cheese; heat over low heat, stirring constantly, just until cheese is melted. Remove bay leaf; sprinkle with parsley. Serve with crumpets. 6 servings.

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[melissa-dallas]

One of the attorneys I work for has a cottage in England and spends a few months a year there.

I need to talk him into bringing me back some Stilton to make this with.