Asparagus-Cream Soup


Course : Soups
Serves: 24
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Ingredients:


12 ounces unsalted butter

12 ounces onion -- minced

3 pounds asparagus -- chopped

9 ounces flour

4 quarts white stock -- heated unsalted chicken or veal-based

6 cups milk -- heated

1 teaspoon kosher salt -- to taste

1 teaspoon white pepper -- to taste

3 cups heavy cream -- heated

6 ounces asparagus tips -- tender-crisp -- steamed
 

Preparation / Directions:


Heat the butter in a heavy saucepot, over a medium flame add the onions and asparagus sweat without browning whisk in the flour to make a roux cook for a few minutes, do not allow to color gradually beat in the hot stock bring to a boil, heat and whisk until thickened skim carefully puree in a food processor force through a chinois to strain adjust the consistency with hot milk as necessary reheat soup, over a medium-low flame do not allow to boil season to taste with salt and white pepper finish with heated cream garnish with asparagus tips serve hot

 

Nutritional Information:

294 Calories (kcal); 25g Total Fat; (74% calories from fat); 5g Protein; 15g Carbohydrate; 80mg Cholesterol; 44mg Sodium


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