Chestnut Soup

Name: Chestnut Soup
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper; 118 milliliters finely chopped carrot; 118 milliliters finely chopped celery; 397 grams peeled cooked whole chestnuts, crumbled (3 cups); 3 fresh flat-leaf parsley sprigs; 59 milliliters heavy cream; 1 liters low-sodium chicken broth; 59 milliliters Sercial Madeira; 118 milliliters finely chopped onion; 1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter

You can never have too many soup recipes, so give Chestnut Soup Head to the store and pick up butter, pepper, chicken broth, and a few other things to make it today. It is perfect for Autumn. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

Melt butter in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over low heat, then stir in celery, carrot, and onion. Cover surface of vegetables with a buttered round of wax paper or parchment (buttered side down) and cover pan with lid, then sweat vegetables 15 minutes (to soften).

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Vegetable

Butter

Carrot

Celery

Onion

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Wax Paper

Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Wrap parsley, cloves, and bay leaf in cheesecloth and tie into a bundle with string to make a bouquet garni.

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Bouquet Garni

Bay Leaves

Parsley

Clove

Wrap

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Cheesecloth

Discard buttered paper from vegetables, then add broth and bouquet garni and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 20 minutes.

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Bouquet Garni

Vegetable

Broth

Add chestnuts and Madeira and simmer, covered, 3 minutes.

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Chestnuts

Madeira

Purée soup in small batches (4 or

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Soup

in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), transferring to a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan. Stir in cream, pepper, and salt to taste and reheat soup over moderate heat, stirring occasionally.

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Pepper