Broccoli and mushroom soup

Ingredients

For the stock:

• 1 tbsp salted butter
• 2 sticks of celery - cut into pieces
• 1/2 ( about 80g) carrot - cut into pieces
• 1 large onion - quartered
• 1/2 liter of water

Other ingredients:

• 300g broccoli - cut into florets
• 200g button mushrooms - sliced
• 5 garlic - chopped
• 5 shallots - chopped
• 2 spring onions - sliced
• 3 tbsp oil
• pepper and salt to taste

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Preparation

• Heat butter and fry all the ingredients for the stock for a couple of mins.
  Add 1/2 litre of water and simmer for 1 hour.
  Drain and keep aside.
  Into the heated oil, fry shallots and garlic for about 2-3 mins.
  Add stock and salt to taste.
  Once simmering, put in broccoli.
  Add button mushrooms when broccoli becomes half cooked.
  Continue to simmer for another 3-4 mins.
  Off heat and add pepper to taste.
  Serve while piping hot with garnishing of spring onions.