“Creamed” Carrot Soup With Cilantro – Oracibo

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. butter
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 lbs. carrots, cut into 1/2″ dice
• 4 Tbsp. unbleached flour
• 3 cups chicken stock** or low salt chicken broth
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro or flat-leaf parsley
• 3 cups water
• 2 cups homogenized milk, not low fat (or use half and half)
• 1 tsp. salt or to taste
• ½ tsp. pepper