Cream of Asparagus Soup

Name: Cream of Asparagus Soup
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 907 grams asparagus, ends trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 liters chicken stock; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 2 teaspoons Hungarian hot paprika, for garnish; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 pint sour cream, room temperature; 1 sticks unsalted butter

Cream of Asparagus Soup is a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian main course. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 516 calories, 17g of protein, and 40g of fat. 42 people found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up asparagus, cream, butter, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sour cream you could follow this main course with the Sour Cream Apple Pie as a dessert. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn.

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Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add onion and garlic, and saute 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Garlic

Onion

Add asparagus and saute another 4 minutes.

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Asparagus

Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce to simmer and cook for 30 minutes, until asparagus is very tender. *Carefully transfer to a blender and puree until smooth. Return to saucepan, stir in sour cream and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Chicken Stock

Sour Cream

Asparagus

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Blender

Transfer to serving bowls. Dust with paprika and serve.

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Paprika

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Remove liquid from the heat and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes.

Transfer liquid to a blender or food processor and fill it no more than halfway. If using a blender, release one corner of the lid. This prevents the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions.

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