English Creamy Stilton Soup

Submitted by Olha7397

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

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped carrot
• 1 bay leaf
• 1⁄4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup 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 half cream)
• 1 1⁄2 cups crumbled Stilton cheese (6 ounces)
• snipped fresh parsley

directions

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