Celery Cream Soup

Lorac's Note:

Imagine the aroma of home made cream of celery soup simmering on the stove. Simple, easy and rich in flavor.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 ½ lbs celery ribs , sliced
• 2 large onions , chopped
• 3 cloves garlic , chopped
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 6 cups chicken broth (reduced sodium)
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 -4 dashes hot sauce
• salt
• white pepper
• celery leaves (for garnish)

Directions:

1. In a large sauce pan, melt butter, add celery, onions, and garlic.
2. Cook over medium low heat until soft.
3. Add flour and cook 1-2 minutes over low heat.
4. Add chicken broth and bay leaf, bring to a boil reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes.
5. Remove bay leaf, puree (in small batches) in a blender or processor.
6. Add cream, lemon juice, hot sauce, salt and pepper.
7. Reheat and simmer 5 minutes.
8. Garnish with celery leaves.

Reviews

[*Parsley*]

Wow! This is a tasty and fresh-tasting soup! I used 1 1/2 lbs of celery and included some leaves right in the soup. The addition of the lemon juice at the end makes the flavor really pop! I'll certainly make this again. Thanx!

[Sage]

This was really really good.I made Celery soup before and was not impessed. I did add 2 carrots(cleaning out my crisper.). I'm so happy I found your recipe. Loved it and will make it again;I added some Old Bay seasoning. Thanks for posting. Rita

[Chef #671281]

Lovely recipe! I've made it twice and everyone's loved it, even the non-celery lovers. The second time I made it, the brand-new carton of cream I bought was lumpy (dontcha hate that!) so I used an 8 oz. package of cream cheese (cubed)and just made sure it was all melted before I served. OMG! It was fabulous!!