This soup was a bit experimental for me, particularly the novel use of green tea as stock. I'm not the biggest tea drinker. I do like green tea at Thai restaurants, but have had trouble replicating that success at home. I have a cupboard full of different brands that I've tried, and then not really liked. I thought it would make a perfect antidote to hot cross buns and Easter chocolates. A nice antioxidant boost to counteract the recent badness somewhat.
I modified the recipe to cook it all in my Thermomix. It's easy to adapt back to stove top if you don't have such expensive toys.
Green Tea and Broccoli Soup
1 large brown onion
2 cloves garlic
20gm olive oil
4 Japanese green tea bags
1 litre (4 cups) boiling water
600gm fresh broccoli (1 large and 1 medium head of broccoli)
1/2 bunch coriander (cilantro)
Sea salt, freshly ground white pepper to taste
Peel onion and garlic. Chop onion into quarters. Place into Thermomix. Chop on Speed 7 for 5 seconds.
Add oil.
Cook onion and garlic at 100 degrees on Speed 1 for 3 minutes.
Steep green tea bags in boiling water for a few minutes. Remove tea bags.
Add lightly chopped broccoli. Chop on Speed 7 for a few seconds.
Add the hot green tea.
Cook for 14 minutes at 100 degrees on Speed 1 or until broccoli is cooked.
Add coriander. Season. Blitz until smooth.
Notes
Coriander is the major flavour- which is a great thing for me, as I really love coriander, and don't love broccoli all that much.
I enjoyed this for a few work lunches, and then had the last of it for dinner with a toasted chicken sandwich. It was tasty.
This post is linked to Weekend Cooking, a fabulous weekly meme at Beth Fish Reads.
Wow! Such an interesting combination of flavors! I love the story of how you came by the recipe. :)
ReplyDeletewell, I do agree that the use of tea sounds so interesting. I love coriander and broccoli!
ReplyDeleteThat is really interesting. I must think about using tea - just won't be able to tell my other half because he reckons he hates tea.
ReplyDeleteI too love how easy it is to find new flavor combinations and dishes from around the world. This looks so pretty and fresh. I almost never cook with tea, but I don't know why that is. Like Caite, I love both coriander and broccoli, so I bet I'd love this. I wonder if it'd be good cold with some sour cream or yogurt.
ReplyDeleteA tea soup base is definitely new to me, and intriguing. Looks like a nice spring soup. And you're right, it *is* wonderful how recipes are shared around the world via the internet. :).
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