George’s at the Cove Smoked Chicken, Broccoli, Black Bean Soup
An original recipe created for George’s at the Cove
Preparation
For the Soup
In 1/4 cup butter, sauté carrots, onion, celery and broccoli stems for 5 minutes. Add thyme, oregano and basil; sauté 5 minutes more. Add wine and deglaze pan. Add hot chicken stock and reduce by one-third. Add Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce, smoked chicken, beans, broccoli florets: simmer for 5 minutes. Add cream, simmer for 5 minutes more and season to taste (thickening with cornstarch is desired). Drop in remaining butter, piece by piece, stirring until melted and serve immediately.
For the Smoked Chicken
On a covered grill, slightly smoke boneless chicken until fully cooked (about 30 mins.) Our Chef uses applewood chips and does not allow the grill to become too hot.
Ingredients
For the Soup
- 1/2 C Unsalted butter
- 1/2 C Diced carrots
- 1/2 C Diced onions
- 1/2 C Diced celery
- 1 C Broccoli stems, peeled & diced
- 2 t Dried thyme
- 2 t Dried oregano
- 1 t Dried sweet basil
- 1/4 C Dry white wine
- 4 C Chicken stock, hot
- 1 T Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 t Tabasco sauce
- 1 C Cooked black beans
- 1 C Broccoli florets
- 2 C Heavy cream
- 2 T Cornstarch mixed with a small amount of warm water (optional)
- Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
For the Smoked Chicken
- 1C Diced smoked chicken
