How To Make Broccoli Cheddar Soup - Better Than Panera!

[Music] so [Music] [Music] [Music] what's up guys welcome back fall is on the way and that means it's soup season so today i'll be showing you how to make broccoli and cheddar soup but before we do that please take a quick second to subscribe to the channel make sure to hit that bell to enable notifications as well all right guys the goods have arrived as promised i'll be showing you guys how to make broccoli and cheddar soup just like they make at panera but first let's give it a taste test see how it does i'm not sure why we got a knife and a fork for soup with no spoon all right all right let's see what we got this is actually one of my favorite soups from panera which isn't really saying much the only other one i like is the butternut squash too which is really good that's my favorite all right here we go looks like we got some carrots in here some broccoli tastes like i remember all the time all right so honestly it's a little flat on flavor but it's consistent you know what you're getting every time you order it it's the same uh but i think we can do a little bit better homemade let's make it happen and make it happen we shall we're gonna get this party started with our veggies we got broccoli carrots and one yellow onion i'm gonna break out this beautiful knife from dow strong you guys are always asking where i get my knives from and that is dowstrong.com i'll go over a few others for you here in just a minute first things first though we're gonna cut the ends off of these carrots and we're gonna peel them up and get them nice and clean if you hate carrots guys you can leave this completely out of the recipe no big deal carrots are good for your eyes though then your grandmother used to tell you that break out your peeler and peel the skin off the carrots and then we're going to rinse them looking good next we're gonna break out the box grater because we want these carrots to be in nice small pieces you don't want big chunks of carrots in your soup so just grate them on your box grater you can also buy the pre-shredded carrots right from the grocery store if you want to do that that'll work just fine so we got about a cup or so of carrots this is my go-to knife here this is the eight-inch chef's knife from dowstrong dal strong is constantly innovating guys creating new knives and new products always trying to outdo themselves and the quality is just unmatched it really speaks for itself i provided a link in the description box so you can check them out and give them a try now we're moving on to our broccoli when we cut the stems off of the broccoli leaving behind those florets and then we just want to chop them down into bite-sized pieces so use your nice sharp knife always remember to sharpen your knives before each use and then we're just going to give the broccoli a nice rough chop like you see me doing right here as always guys specific measurements and ingredients are provided for you in the description box below so don't forget to check that out so there is all of our broccoli our carrots only thing missing is our onion that was easy so we diced up half of a yellow onion there next we need to shred our cheese you want to use good quality sharp cheddar for this another pro tip is to put your cheese in the freezer before you shred it makes it so much easier to deal with make your life a little easier dow strong doesn't just make knives guys they make awesome cookware as well this is the pot we're using today for our soup this pot is both beautiful and durable into that pot we're going in with a half stick of butter we want to melt that butter down over medium heat here we're going in with that half onion that we diced earlier and we just want to sweat that down for two or three minutes until the onion starts to get tender leaving behind all of this delicious flavor speaking of delicious flavor we're going in with our all-purpose seasoning and this is my ap seasoning it's a blend of salt pepper garlic and onion powder also going in with some red pepper flakes those are optional but does provide a nice little bit of heat so give that a good mix if you haven't tried my ap seasoning yet guys i've linked to that in the description box as well next we're going in with a teaspoon or so of vegetable base you can use more or less depending on your salt preference just remember that that stuff is super flavorful but it does have quite a bit of sodium in it now we're adding four tablespoons of all-purpose flour that's going to be the thickening agent for our soup basically creating a roux right here you want to work that flour into that butter once it starts to foam up you cook off the raw flour taste for a minute or two like you see right here we're going in with our chicken stock two cups total you can use low sodium for that if you want to adjust the salt levels next we're going in with two cups of half and half you can use heavy cream or whole milk as well whatever you got in the fridge will work bring that up to a boil and then reduce that down to a simmer break out the whisk and mix to combine make sure that your soup is smoother than a school day with a substitute teacher say it with me guys looking good and now we're going in with those carrot again those are optional but i do like them in the soup add the carrots add the broccoli i'm gonna bring that up to a simmer and just let that simmer away for about 15 to 20 minutes until the broccoli and the carrots get nice and tender so go ahead and throw the lid on there and let that simmer away for 15 minutes or so then you come back and check on it there we go give that a good mix take a spoon and give it a taste test we're checking for tenderness next we're breaking out the ham blender we're gonna blend this all together that's gonna break up the broccoli kind of make your soup nice and creamy that's optional but i do like to do that for my broccoli and cheddar you can save a couple of broccoli florets if you want big bites of broccoli in there at this point we're going to reduce the heat down to low or turn the heat off all together and start to add in your sharp cheddar cheese you want to mix that constantly to ensure the cheese melts beautifully like you see right here do not add the cheese when the soup is super hot guys make sure that you turn the heat off or put it on low give it a taste test make sure the flavor is where you want it if not you can go ahead and adjust it that's the name of the game taste as you go and adjust the flavor to your preference i went ahead and added a little bit more all-purpose seasoning and a few more red pepper flakes give that a good mix this soup really comes together in about 30 to 45 minutes next we're gonna make our bread bowl so we can be authentic to panera break out the knife cut the top off like you see right here you just want to move around in a circle be careful with this guys make sure that you're protecting your hands at all times then peel the top off grab yourself a spoon and we're going to hollow out the bread so our soup has a home hit it with a little olive oil pop that in the oven on broil for about three to four minutes and or until it gets nice and crispy a little olive oil a little salt and pepper and then into the oven under the broiler it goes just a few minutes it's going to look beautiful like this nice crispy edges around the top grab your ladle i'm gonna spoon that into our bread bowl and we're gonna put panera to shame guys brace yourself for a trademark money shot couple red pepper flakes for garnish oh man that looks good soup season is my favorite time of year a little sharp cheddar cheese right on top you can do the bread bowl or a regular bowl if you're watching the carbs this is a fairly low carb meal for my keto and low carb folks a couple different presentations couple different money shots the only thing left to do is give this a taste test i need to find my spoon oh man look at that still got some nice chunks of broccoli in there just like you like the bread bowl is clutch i feel like i could eat this on the go moment of truth you guys know this one is money make sure you give this recipe a try if you like the recipe give your boy a thumbs up don't forget to hit that subscribe button and the bell to enable notifications and as always thank you for your support

Channel: Mr. Make It Happen

Views: 133,489

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Id: 2zm7oSWAT3U

Length: 8min 46sec (526 seconds)

Published: Tue Sep 21 2021