Coffee Broccoli Soup
Ingredients
- 1.5 Liter of chickenstock ideally made by you (Keep the meat until the end or leave out). Alternatively purchase good quality beefstock.
- 3 Table spoons of Quinoa
- 1 whole Garlic bulb
- Black pepper
- Salt to taste
- 1 Kilo Brocolli
- 2 tspn of thymian
- 2 tspn of rosemary
- 2 tspn of marjoran
- 2 - 3 tspn of instant coffee (or 2 - 3 short espressi)
Preparation
- Prepare the stock. Ensure this is not too salty
- Cook the broccoli in the beef stock together with the quinoa and the garlic bulb
- Let this cook for around 25 minutes
- Cool down the garlic and squeeze out the cooked garlic into the vegetables
- Blend everything fine. Take your time as texture is key! Should be like silk. Add the coffee. But taste as you go the coffee taste should be subtle!
- Serve in a nice plate. Garnish with a springle of instant coffee
- You can some flakes of chicken too taste and added texture. Cook the chicken in to the pot with the water and use this later for the soup. After 20 – 25 minutes take out the chicken and let it cool. Take the meat of the bones and slice in small pieces leave to the side. Just before serving add some chicken to the soup.
Wine Pairing
Enjoy this wonderful soup with delightful mediterranean touches. Pair with an aged Argentinian Malbec or a older Amarone from northern Italy. Take a wine that is that is full bodied and has amber fruit that needs to have personality to work with the silky texture from the soup and the coffee.
