remember to save those tough ends to make a nice creamy aspargus/dill soup
I found this recipe online that is very close to the way I make it. The only part I dont do is to puree the soup I just serve it chunky.
INGREDIENTS
1 pound fresh asparagus
4 1/2 cups vegetable stock
3 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped
2 medium-sized potatoes, diced
salt and freshly-ground black pepper to taste
1 cup light cream or soy cream
fresh dill sprigs for garnish (optional)
1. Chop bottom half of asparagus spears into 2-inch lengths and place in soup pot along with vegetable stock. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Remove asparagus with a slotted spoon and transfer to a colander over a bowl, pressing on the stalks to get as much juice from them as possible, then discarding the fibrous stalks. Add the extracted juice back into the soup pot.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and add the onion, stirring while cooking for 5 minutes. Chop the top half of the asparagus stalks into 1-inch pieces. Add asparagus pieces, celery, and potato to onion and butter. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cover the saucepan and allow vegetables to cook for 5 minutes. Add 1/2 cup of simmered stock and cover saucepan again, cooking another 7 or 8 minutes, until potato is tender, adding more liquid if the mixture gets too dry. ( I add a small palmful of rough chopped fresh dill here)
3. Process these cooked vegetables in a blender or food processor until smooth, then add this puree back into the soup pot, adding cream. Simmer for 5 minutes, then taste and add salt and pepper, if necessary.
4. May be served warm or chilled, garnished with a sprig of fresh dill, if desired.
Serves 6.
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while your arrow is on its way to the target. ~George Carlin~
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