Cream Of Broccoli Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs broccoli
1/2 lb butter
2 cups flour
1 cup cream (can use milk but I prefer the richness of cream)
1 tablespoon chicken base
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Preparation

Boil broccoli in water until it is tender, about 10 minutes.
Melt butter in a soup pot. Whisk in flour to create a roux.
To prepare soup base, gradually whisk in hot water, taken from the boiled broccoli to the roux. This will determine the thickness of the soup. For a thinner soup, add more water.
In blender, blend broccoli with cream, until mixture is smooth. Add cream slowly as you may not need more or less than one cup. Add to soup base.
Season to taste with chicken base and pepper.