Cream of Asparagus Soup
Yields: 4 Servings
Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds Asparagus bottoms trimmed
1 medium Onion roughly chopped
4 tablespoons Butter
4 tablespoons Flour
4 cups Chicken broth
1/2 cup Heavy cream add more as necessary
Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Chop asparagus into 1" pieces. Set tips aside and saute or steam separately if you wish for them to remain whole. In a 3 quart sauce pan, saute onion in butter over medium heat until soft, 3-5 minutes. Stir in asparagus, cover, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour, and cook for about 2 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, raise heat to high until boiling. Lower heat to medium-low, partially cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and puree soup with a blender, or immersion blender. Add asparagus tips,cream, salt and pepper, and heat soup until hot, but not boiling. Serve, and garnish with asparagus tips, or parmesan cheese.
This recipe works fine when cut in half. Rob Howery
Yields: 4 Servings
Ingredients
1 1/2 pounds Asparagus bottoms trimmed
1 medium Onion roughly chopped
4 tablespoons Butter
4 tablespoons Flour
4 cups Chicken broth
1/2 cup Heavy cream add more as necessary
Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Chop asparagus into 1" pieces. Set tips aside and saute or steam separately if you wish for them to remain whole. In a 3 quart sauce pan, saute onion in butter over medium heat until soft, 3-5 minutes. Stir in asparagus, cover, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour, and cook for about 2 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, raise heat to high until boiling. Lower heat to medium-low, partially cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally for 20 minutes. Remove from heat, and puree soup with a blender, or immersion blender. Add asparagus tips,cream, salt and pepper, and heat soup until hot, but not boiling. Serve, and garnish with asparagus tips, or parmesan cheese.
This recipe works fine when cut in half. Rob Howery
Cuisine : Uncategorized
Main Ingredient : Asparagus