Cream of Asparagus Soup
A spring cream soup that uses the whole bunch — the woody ends simmered into the stock, the stalks blended smooth and passed through a sieve, and the tips kept back to float on top.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 750 g green asparagus
- 1 l vegetable stock
- 30 g butter
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 150 g potato, diced
- 100 ml double cream
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- to taste salt and white pepper
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidenceRecipe total: 1038 kcal · P 29.3g · C 96.4g · F 63.8g
Estimated from 7 of 8 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Snap the woody ends off the asparagus and simmer them in the stock for 15 minutes to flavour it; strain and discard the ends.
- 2Cut off the tips, about 4 cm long, and slice the stalks.
- 3Blanch the tips in the hot stock for 2 minutes, lift them out and set aside.
- 4Melt the butter in a pot over medium heat and soften the onion for 6 minutes without colouring.
- 5Add the sliced stalks and the potato, pour in the stock and simmer 12 minutes, until the stalks are just tender.
- 6Blend until smooth and pass through a sieve to catch the fibres — this is what makes the soup silky.
- 7Stir in the cream and lemon juice, season with salt and white pepper and reheat gently.
- 8Serve with the asparagus tips on top.
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Questions and answers
How long does Cream of Asparagus Soup take to make?
About 50 minutes: 15 min prep and 35 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Cream of Asparagus Soup?
8 ingredients: green asparagus, vegetable stock, butter, onion, potato, double cream, lemon juice, salt and white pepper.
How many servings does this Cream of Asparagus Soup recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Cream of Asparagus Soup?
About 260 kcal, with 7.3 g protein, 24.1 g carbohydrate and 16 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Cream of Asparagus Soup recipe suit?
It is vegetarian.
What cuisine is Cream of Asparagus Soup?
Cream of Asparagus Soup comes from French cuisine.
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