Isle Of Wight Stilton Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup carrot, scraped and chopped
• 1/3 cup celery, finely chopped
• 1 small bay leaf, crushed
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups milk
• 1/2 lb stilton cheese, crumbled (may use another blue cheese, but the taste will not be quite as good!)
• 1 teaspoon english mustard
• black pepper, freshly ground to taste
• crouton

Recipe

• 1 saute the onion, carrot, celery, and bay leaf in butter in a dutch oven until the vegetables are tender. add the flour, stirring well.
• 2 cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. gradually add the chicken broth and milk; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• 3 add the cheese, mustard, and pepper. stir well to combine. reduce heat to low; cook, stirring constantly until the cheese melts.
• 4 ladle soup into individual soup bowls. sprinkle with croutons.