– 4 tablespoons unsalted butter – 2 pounds fresh asparagus – 1 cup onion, chopped – 3 garlic cloves, minced – ¼ cup flour – 6 cups vegetable stock – 2 teaspoons salt, or to taste – 1 teaspoon pepper, or to taste – 1 cup, heavy cream
Ingredients
Cut & Separate Asparagus Tips
Cut off Bases
Cut into 2-3 inch Sections
In large pot, put butter onion, garlic, salt. and asparagus bases into pot over medium heat
Stir and Cover
Allow to cook and sweat for about ten minutes
Add flour
Stir well
Add stock 2 cups at a time and stir to mix well
Continue until broth is all added
Bring to a boil at medium-high and cook for 15 minutes
Add reserved Asparagus Tips
Add pepper and stir
Add Cream, stir, and serve