Description
A Simple and Fresh Creamy Asparagus Soup. It is easy to make and tastes absolutely delicious. There really isn’t much to this recipe, but it tastes like a worldclass chef put it together.
Ingredients
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- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 pounds fresh asparagus
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup flour
- 6 cups vegetable stock
- 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon pepper, or to taste
- 1 cup, heavy cream
Instructions
- Clean asparagus and separate tips. Set aside.
- Remove bases and then cut asparagus into 2-3 inch sections
- In large pot, put butter onion, garlic, salt. and asparagus bases into pot on medium heat, covered
- Allow to cook for about 10 minutes
- Add flour and stir
- Add stock 2 cups at a time and stir to mix well
- Bring to a boil at medium-high heat and cook for 15 minutes
- Use immersion blender (or blender) to blend soup
- Add tips, pepper and cook for five more minutes
- Add cream and serve
Notes
- Use an immersion blender for best results, but you can also do this in small batches in your blender.
- Buy fresh asparagus and I would suggest going for smaller spears.
- To lighten the recipe, you could substitute whole, 2%, or skim milk for the heavy cream.
- Use fresh asparagus for the best results.
- Use homemade or low sodium vegetable broth to reduce salt.