Parsley-Root Soup with Truffled Chestnuts

Name: Parsley-Root Soup with Truffled Chestnuts
Prep time: 1 d 1 h
Cook time: 1 d 1 h
Total time: 1 d 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 peeled roasted whole chestnuts (from a 7-ounce jar); 3 garlic cloves, chopped; 710 milliliters reduced-sodium chicken broth; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 355 milliliters chopped onion (1 large); 1 kilograms parsley root (about 4 1/2 pounds total with tops), tops discarded and root peeled and chopped; 12 inches thyme; 5 Tbsps unsalted butter; 1 liters water; 1 teaspoons white pepper

Need a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian soup? Parsley-Root Soup with Truffled Chestnuts could be an amazing recipe to try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 7g of protein, 14g of fat, and a total of 215 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 25 hours. Head to the store and pick up onion, garlic cloves, thyme, and a few other things to make it today. It is perfect for Autumn. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Celery Root Soup With Brussels Sprouts And Chestnuts, Celery Root, Fennel, And Sweet Potato Soup With Almond Parsley, and Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts, Pancettan and Parsley.

Instructions

Cook onion and garlic in butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and golden, 6 to 8 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

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Add parsley root, thyme, bay leaf, white pepper, and 3/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until parsley root begins to soften, 8 to 10 minutes.

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White Pepper

Bay Leaves

Parsley

Thyme

Salt

Add water and broth and simmer, partially covered, until parsley root is very tender, 30 to 40 minutes.

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Parsley

Broth

Water

Discard thyme and bay leaf and stir in oil. Purée soup in batches in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), transferring to a bowl. If soup is too thick, thin to desired consistency with water. Season with salt, then return to cleaned pot to keep warm, covered, until ready to serve.

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Bay Leaves

Thyme

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Salt

Soup

Cooking Oil

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Shave chestnuts with an adjustable-blade slicer or sharp vegetable peeler as thinly as possible over each serving.

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Chestnuts

Vegetable

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Soup, without chestnuts, can be made 2 days ahead and chilled, uncovered, until cool, then covered. Reheat over low heat, thinning with water if necessary. Shave chestnuts over soup just before serving.

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