Jay Renninger and I must have the same exact taste
buds. No matter what recipe he
recommends to me, it’s a homerun.
This post’s final product is no exception. I’m guessing that there are others out there with
similarly-aligned taste buds who will adopt this soup as their new favorite…and
this is the time of year to enjoy it!
It was earlier this summer when I bumped into Jay at
Mowrey-Latshaw Hardware Company on Main Street in Spring City. “Latshaw’s” is a location where I
routinely take some abuse. It
probably has something to do with the fact that I’m related to everyone who
works there.
When Jay saw me, it was almost as if he had been prepared in
advance. “When the cauliflower
comes in this fall,” he started the conversation, “I’m going to see that you
get the best recipe you’ve ever had for cauliflower soup.”
Sure enough, the cauliflower came in and so did an email
from Kim Wolfram, indicating that Farmer Jay had asked her to send me her
cauliflower soup recipe.
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Kim even
attached the recipe card, and then noted that my wife was her fifth grade
teacher at Oaks Elementary. Small
world!
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| Look how thick! Can you see the face? |
The soup is amazing!
It’s very thick; so thick, I didn’t think I would be able to blend it in
my 1979 vintage Osterizer Pulse-Matic Blender. Unless you have one of the new soup-sized blenders for both
cooking and pureeing soups, plan on dividing the liquid into three or four
portions as you blend the same fraction of the cauliflower and sautéed onions.
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| I put the flour and all of the spices in a cup so that they could be added to the milk & water all at once. |
The recipe is simple, straightforward, and easy-to-follow,
so I’m not going to add much to it.
I started by heating the cup of milk and cup of water in the microwave
first.
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| I use a basket steamer insert. Don't forget to cover the pot. |
Then I started to steam the
cauliflower and sauté the onions.
While they were cooking, I combined the liquid ingredients and spices in
the blender for five minutes. As a
result, there was very little down time.
Enjoy this fall favorite, and don’t forget to get your
cauliflower at Renninger’s. They
are beautiful!
