Cream Of Brussels Sprouts Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups Brussels sprouts
3 cups chicken stock
6 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
1 pinch nutmeg
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 drops Tabasco sauce (or more if preferred)
salt and pepper

Preparation

Trim tough outer leaves if sprouts and put and X in each stem.
Drop sprouts into boiling chicken broth and simmer until tender, about 10-15 minutes.
Blend sprouts in a food processor, reserving cooking liquid.
Melt 3 Tbs of the butter in a saucepan and stir in flour.
Blend well.
Add reserved liquid, stir rapidly with a whisk, and simmer for about 5 minutes.
Add pureed sprouts, milk, and nutmeg.
Simmer 5 minutes.
Add cream and Tabasco, and salt and pepper to taste.
Heat just to a simmer.
Swirl in remaining butter and serve hot.