{"id":497,"date":"2021-11-23T20:30:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T20:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/?p=497"},"modified":"2021-11-23T20:31:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T20:31:51","slug":"creamy-basil-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/?p=497","title":{"rendered":"Creamy Basil Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/creamy-basil-soup-rotated.jpg?resize=443%2C591&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498\" width=\"443\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/creamy-basil-soup-rotated.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/creamy-basil-soup-rotated.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Special Equipment<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 large saucepans<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Immersion blender<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Ingredients<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>1 cup minced basil<\/li><li>3 cups chicken broth<\/li><li>1\/2 cup heavy cream<\/li><li>1\/4 cup butter<\/li><li>3 cups milk<\/li><li>3 tablespoons all-purpose flour<\/li><li>\u00bd cup sour cream<\/li><li>1 tablespoon sea salt<\/li><li>1 tablespoon cracked black pepper<\/li><li>1 tablespoon onion powder<\/li><li>\u00bd tsp garlic powder<\/li><li>Fresh basil leaves for garnish<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Process<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>In one saucepan, simmer broth and basil uncovered for 15 minutes over medium heat.<\/li><li>In the second saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.<\/li><li>Stir in flour until smooth to make a roux.<\/li><li>Season with salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic.<\/li><li>Gradually add milk and bring to boil.<\/li><li>Stir constantly until thick.<\/li><li>Reduce heat to medium low.<\/li><li>Gradually stir in broth and sour cream\u2026do not boil<\/li><li>Use immersion blender to help puree.<\/li><li>Garnish with fresh basil leaves.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chef\u2019s note:<\/strong>&nbsp; This makes an excellent appetizer for special occasions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Equipment 2 large saucepans Immersion blender Ingredients 1 cup minced basil 3 cups chicken broth 1\/2 cup heavy cream 1\/4 cup butter 3 cups milk 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour \u00bd cup sour cream 1 tablespoon sea salt 1 tablespoon cracked black pepper 1&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[83,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soup","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=497"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":499,"href":"https:\/\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/497\/revisions\/499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edibleoutdoorscook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}