Cream of Asparagus Soup
From donnaja1231 17 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 6
When asparagus is in season this is the soup I use.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter shopping list
- 1 onion, chopped shopping list
- 3 stalks celery, chopped shopping list
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour shopping list
- 4 cups water shopping list
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed chicken broth shopping list
- 4 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder shopping list
- 1 potato, peeled and diced shopping list
- 1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and coarsely chopped shopping list
- 3/4 cup half-and-half shopping list
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper shopping list
How to make it
- Melt butter or in a heavy cooking pot. Add onions and chopped celery; saute until tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in flour, mixing well. Cook for about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Do not burn, or let it go lumpy. Add water, chicken broth, and chicken soup base; stir until smooth. Bring to a boil. Add diced potatoes and chopped asparagus. Reduce heat, and simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Puree soup in a food processor or blender in batches. Return to pot.
- Stir in half and half cream, soy sauce, and black and white pepper. Bring soup just to boil. Adjust seasonings to taste.
- Serve hot.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
This looks really good I think I'll make it.
lovingmybabbyalways
in Winchester VA loved it
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Love this soup - quite like the alteration suggestion too!
Thanks for a great recipe!
Susan
sitbynellie
in Glasgow loved it
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woo hoo! 2 Asparagus recipes in a row Ive stumbled upon. This looks like a nice rendition of Pea Soup almost
revolvingdesigns
in Chicago loved it
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