How to make vegetable soup as seen in 'The Secret World of Arrietty'

The Secret World of Arrietty is a 2010 animated feature film from the famed Studio Ghibli.

It is based on the 1952 novel The Borrowers written by English children's book author Mary Norton.

It tells the story of tiny people who secretly live in the walls or under the floors of a house. For their everyday needs, they "borrow" things from the humans living in the home.

In the animated film, the titular Arrietty is a young Borrower who befriends a human boy named Sho.

In one of the scenes in the movie, Arrietty and her family are seen eating vegetable soup made from ingredients which they borrowed.

Food vlogger Kristin Lagman shared a recipe for the vegetable soup as seen in the film as part of her A to Z Ghibli Food series.

Here's how to make it.

Ingredients
1 tablespoon of butter
1 tablespoon of flour
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 tablespoon of minced onion
broccoli
potato
carrot
1 tablespoon of parsley, roughly chopped
1 1/2 cups of vegetable broth
salt
pepper

Procedure
1. In a pot, melt the butter
2. In the melted butter, cook the garlic and onion until fragrant
3. Add the flour and cook on medium heat until golden brown
4. Strain the mixture and put back in the pot
5. Add the vegetable broth
6. Add the vegetables
7. Add salt and pepper to taste
8. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes or until the vegetables are cooked
9. Add the parsley and serve

Watch how the vegetable soup from The Secret World of Arrietty is made here:

Since the dish only requires a few ingredients, it gets a lot of flavor from the roux.

Roux is made by cooking equal parts of flour and fat like butter or lard.

Roux is made by combining equal parts of flour and fat like butter or lard. It is then cooked until it is smooth and has reached the desired level of brownness.

It adds depth, color, and flavor to soups and sauces and is a major component of French cuisine.

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