Question about cauliflower soup recipe....?!

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Question about cauliflower soup recipe....?

I have a recipe and it calls for one can of condensed chicken broth. What can I substitute that with? A cup of veggie broth, can of cream of celery, or can cream of mushroom. What would be best? Thanks.

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2 weeks ago
It also has milk later on if the recipe if that changes anything

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2 weeks ago
It also has milk later on if the recipe if that changes anything

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Both these would be fine
cream of celery, or cream of mushroom
I think the can cream of mushrooms would make it better!

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Are you sure it says "Condensed" I have never heard of a condensed broth. Unless they mean reduved to make it stronger. Either way your can of vegtable stock should work.

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If the recipe calls for condensed broth and you can't find it, look at the recipe to see how much broth + water is used. Replace that amount with pure broth and omit the water all together. It'll will be a bit richer in flavor. If it's because you do not use meat byproducts then substitute veggie broth.


Just for info; condensed broth is sometimes labeled "consomme". Campbells also makes condensed broths.

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is quite right, commercial vendors often equate condensed stock with 'consommé'. If you're quite out of that, and can't lay your hands on it easily now, take whatever quality stock or broth you do have and reduce it to the volume your recipe calls for. Don't start to play with 'cream of' soups: they'll impose their flavour on your dish and the poor ol' cauliflower won't get a look in. If you have vegetable stock, as you mention, take double the quantity and reduce it by half, to what you actually need, and you should be fine. It won't be exactly what's needed, but it certainly won't jar on the palate like the other options either. Good luck!

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