CREAM OF ASPARAGUS SOUP

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Make and share this Cream of Asparagus Soup recipe from Food.com.

Provided by talibaba

Categories     Vegetable

Time 50m

Yield 4-5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups water or 2 cups stock
1 1/2 cups chopped onions
6 tablespoons butter
6 tablespoons flour
1/2-1 teaspoon dill weed (to taste)
1 1/2 lbs fresh asparagus
4 cups scalded milk
1 teaspoon salt
white pepper
tamari

Steps:

  • Break off the tough asparagus bottoms and discard them. Break off the asparagus tips and set them aside.
  • Chop the stalks, can cook them with the onions in the butter, salting them lightly.
  • After about 8-10 minutes, when onions are clear, sprinkle in the flour.
  • Continue to cook over lowest possible heat, 5-8 minutes.
  • Add water or stock. Cook 8-10 minutes, stirring frequently, until thickened.
  • Puree the sauce bit-by-bit with the milk in the blender. Blend it until throroughly smooth.
  • Return the puree to a kettle, preferably a double boiler, and add dill, salt, white pepper and tamari.
  • Heat the soup very gently - don't boil it or cook it.
  • As it heats, steam or saute the asparagus tips until tender, but still very green. Add these, whole, to the soup.
  • Serve as immediately as possible.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 410.9, Fat 26.6, SaturatedFat 16.6, Cholesterol 80, Sodium 831.5, Carbohydrate 33, Fiber 4.7, Sugar 5.8, Protein 13.7

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