Yield: 1 Servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
1 pack | (16-oz) frozen broccoli pieces (all florets the best) |
¼ cup | Butter or margarine |
½ cup | Flour |
2 cups | Defatted chicken broth |
1 cup | Half and half or light cream |
\N \N | Salt and pepper to taste |
1 dash | Fresh grated nutmeg |
Cook broccoli by your favorite method until almost tender. Set aside.
Either by hand or in a food processor, chop broccoli fine but do not puree.
Make roux: in sauce pan by melting butter and stirring in the flour, Stir into a paste and cooking and stirring several minutes. Meanwhile heat chicken broth and cream. Gradually add hot liquid slowly, constantly stirring until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Thin with more liquid only if required. Add the cooked broccoli and continue to cook and stir several minutes more. Season to taste.
Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 486 by P&S Gruenwald <sitm@...> on Jan 10, 1998