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Ingredients
for
4
Asparagus Cream Soup
45 min.
Time:
Ingredientsfor
- Ingredients
- 750 grams Asparagus
- 1 onion
- 2 Tbsps butter
- 750 milliliters Chicken broth
- 1 cup Whipped cream
- salt
- freshly ground peppers
- lemon juice
- 250 grams cooked ham (in strips)
- ½ bunch Chives
Preparation
1.
Rinse, peel and cut asparagus into 3 cm (approximately 1 inch) long pieces. Place asparagus tips aside. Peel onion, chop and fry in a large pot with butter. Add asparagus pieces and quickly sauté. Pour in chicken stock and simmer for about 20 minutes.
2.
Pour asparagus and onion chicken stock into a blender and purée, then strain through a sieve. Transfer back to the pot. Add 1/2 cup of cream and bring to a boil. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Add ham and asparagus tips and cook for another 5 minutes. Finely dice chives. Whip remaining cream until stiff and fold into soup before serving. Ladle into soup bowls, garnish with chives and serve.