Garlic Scape Soup

Steps

1. First you make a roux: in a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt butter and add flour, stir until the flour just begins to turn golden.
Protein can be chicken, beef, pork, tofu, chickpeas, hot dogs, or none.

Vegetables can be any cooked or frozen vegetables, cubed, e.g. frozen peas, sliced carrots, diced peppers, any mix.

2. While the roux cooks, finely chop garlic scapes e.g. in the Cuisinart. Having them of uneven consistency is totally fine. You can swish out the Cuisinart bowl with the milk.
3. Remove from the heat, add the chopped scapes and stir while you add the milk so the roux dissolves and doesn't go lumpy. Return to the heat.
4. Add protein, see note and cheese, any kind, and bring to a boil. You can swish out the Cuisinart bowl with the soup stock.
5. Add soup stock and vegetables, bring to the boil again.
6. Turn off heat, season with pepper, a few drops of hot sauce (Tabasco or Cock Sauce) if you want, and serve.