Cream Of Broccoli Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1 leek, minced
1 carrot, minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 head broccoli, cut up into flowerets (I use some of the stalk for this, also)
1 c. heavy cream
pinch of cayenne
1 tsp. celery seed
4 c. chicken stock

Preparation

Melt butter over medium heat.
Add carrot, leek and garlic; cook until tender, but do not brown.
Add stock; bring to simmer. Add broccoli; cook 8 to 10 minutes, until broccoli is tender. Pour soup into food processor; process until vegetables are finely chopped but not pureed.
Pour back into pot.
Add cream, pepper and celery seed.