How To Make Cream Of Chicken Soup

Step 1: Melt the butter

Step 2: Add the vegetables

Next add the carrots, onions, and celery. Gently fry them for ten minutes.

Step 3: Add the flour

When the vegetables are soft, add the flour and continue cooking for another couple of minutes, stirring constantly.

Step 4: Pour in the stock

Next, pour in the chicken stock and continue to stir the ingredients as it comes to a boil. Skim the surface occasionally.

Step 5: Add the herbs

Now, add the parsley, thyme, and the bay leaf to the soup.

Step 6: Simmer

Lower the heat and leave the soup to simmer for fifteen minutes.

Step 7: Add the chicken

After fifteen minutes, stir in the chunks of chicken and bring back to the boil for a few minutes. Remove the pan from the heat.

Step 8: Add the cream and sherry

Now add the thick cream, the sherry, the salt, and season to taste with black pepper. Whisk all of these ingredients in well.

Step 9: Serve

Finally, remove the herbs and for a finishing touch, sprinkle some fresh parsley on top. Serve the soup into bowls