Cream of Asparagus Soup - so yummy!

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jkath

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I made this again last night - and it is so very tasty! The pretty green color made me think this would be a lovely addition to any St. Patrick Day's dinner.
Enjoy!

Cream of Asparagus Soup

2 bunches green asparagus (I used the thick kind, since the skinny ones should be saved for sautes and such)
2 bunches green onions, chopped (I used the bottom 2/3 of the stalks)
3 Tbsp. butter
5 c. chicken broth (I like to use Wolfgang Puck - the flavor is so tasty)
½ c. heavy cream (no skimping!)
1 tsp. fresh lemon juice (meyer, if you have it)


Cut stalks into 1/2-inch pieces, set aside.
Cook onions in butter in a big heavy pot over medium high heat; stir till softened. Add asparagus, salt and pepper (opt.) and cook, about 5 minutes, stirring now and then. After 5 minutes, add the broth & bring to a boil. Cover & turn heat down to low or medium low and cook until asparagus is nice & tender, about 15-20 minutes.
Purée soup with stick blender till smooth. Turn off heat. Stir in cream, then add more broth to thin if needed. Add lemon juice and stir.
To serve, ladle into bowls and with a small spoon, carefully put in a "comma" of the cream, right on top.
Caution - habit forming.:chef:
 
what i do sometimes when i make a similar soup, is I cit off the tips of the asaragus, make the soup with the rest, then toss the tips back in after the rest is blended, just to give me something to chew on. ( also a few shakes of parmesian cheese too) Havnt made it in awhile.
 
I do the same thing. I save the tips, to garnish the soup. I also lighten it up and don't use cream. But I have a crazy stomach. Asparagus is one of my most favorite things.
 
I have not had fresh made cream of asparagus soup, so I'm lookin forward to trying this one, thanks Jkath!
 
sattie, once you try it, you'll lick the bowl. It's that yummy.
Larry & Susan, great idea!
PS - Larry - didn't you say that one of the Ramsay episodes was being filmed over by your office? I never heard the outcome.
 
jkath said:
PS - Larry - didn't you say that one of the Ramsay episodes was being filmed over by your office? I never heard the outcome.
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Yes I did. It was filmed about a year ago at " handlebars" restaurant. The episode did air in the fall I think. I took a few pics of the tents and stuff outside as they were filming ( nothing too excitingm just a bunch of tents). The reopened it as " Handlebars, Long Islands first Gastro Pub".

Having not heard this term before , i had to look it up. I think it was kind of like a bar that serves more upscale food ( i could be wrong, ill double check later when im not at work). I never at there. I did check the menu prior to the change then after. Being a veggie, there was more to eat for me prior to the change, so i never made an effort to eat there. What was bizzare was watching the episode on tv, knowing it was a mile from your house, and seeing people you know ( kids teachers, wifes previous employer) on camera and being nasty. We are not close enough to them to ask what exactly happend, but i wish i was, because im cuirous about the behind the scenes thing)

Restaurant Web site
http://handlebarlongisland.com/


Episode recap
http://www.cinemablend.com/television/TV-Recap-Kitchen-Nightmares-Handlebar-12160.html
 
oooooooooh, I did see that one - I haven't clicked on the link yet, but isn't that the one where Ramsay brought in Dee Snyder? (where has that guy been hiding for the last 20 years?) I wonder how the business is going now - I know some of those he's re-done closed in a matter of months (one being somewhat near here). Holy Cow, I'm way off topic.
Okay, back to the soup!
 
jkath said:
oooooooooh, I did see that one - I haven't clicked on the link yet, but isn't that the one where Ramsay brought in Dee Snyder? (where has that guy been hiding for the last 20 years?) I wonder how the business is going now - I know some of those he's re-done closed in a matter of months (one being somewhat near here). Holy Cow, I'm way off topic.
Okay, back to the soup!
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Its still open a year later.

And about Dee Snyder, Im not sure exactly where he lives, but my kids went to school with his ( and Ralph Macchio's also ( the karate kid). So I guess being a local, Ramsay and his producers thought it would be a nice way to plug the show.

And to keep this on the soup topic, Every spring there is a farm out east that has a Bright green ' asparagus' tractor, that they park in front of their farm with bundles of asparagus for sale. Its a self serve kinda thing. Stop your car, put a few bucks in the tin can, grab an asparagus bundle, and drive away. So thats when I usually make my soup, because i know im getting the best quality asparagus available to me at that time of the year. local grown
 
This soup sounds wonderful. I have not had it but I love asparagus, so I know I would.

And talking about "Counting Your Blessings" !! I think I'd count that as 10 right there !!! We should all be so lucky as to live by a self-serve asparagus farm.

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Every spring there is a farm out east that has a Bright green ' asparagus' tractor, that they park in front of their farm with bundles of asparagus for sale. Its a self serve kinda thing. Stop your car, put a few bucks in the tin can, grab an asparagus bundle, and drive away. So thats when I usually make my soup, because i know im getting the best quality asparagus available to me at that time of the year. local grown[/quote]
 
Yeah , what amazes me is if i drive 45 minutes one way, im in the middle of the busiest city in the usa (NYC) , I go 45 minutes the other way, and im self serving myself potatoes, eggs, asparagus right off the cart. Cant wait until spring when I have those options again
 
Not at all a bad set of circumstances to find oneself in !!

And when is spring for you?? For us it is any minute now. Already daffodils and narcissus and quince and plum trees blooming, and birds hunting for nests .... I cant wait !!!

Going to be putting my own garden in here in a few weeks !! Yippee !!

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Yeah , what amazes me is if i drive 45 minutes one way, im in the middle of the busiest city in the usa (NYC) , I go 45 minutes the other way, and im self serving myself potatoes, eggs, asparagus right off the cart. Cant wait until spring when I have those options again
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Crocuses will pop their heads out in early march, i wont even think about outside gardening until april, when ill start my tomatoes indoors.
 
We have lots of great local stuff here too, but an asparagus tractor? Wowee would I love that! My favorite local goodies I can go out and get are haas avocados. AND, to keep on subject, they make a delightful chilled soup!

Thanks for the handlebar update too.
 
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