Don’t get me wrong, I love the
fresh spears, and have posted many recipes featuring them, but for pure
asparagus goodness, you just can’t beat a perfectly made bowl of soup. There are no tricks or secret techniques here; just make
sure your onions are fully cooked before adding the asparagus, and other than
not over-cooking it, there’s not a lot that can go wrong.
Testing the
vegetable’s doneness by pressing them against the side of the pot should
eliminate any guesswork, but if unsure, err on the side of slightly under vs.
slightly over cooked. The other decision you’ll have to make is whether to strain
or not. I recommend it, but totally understand if you don’t. The soup is great as
is, but straining out the woodier fibers does give it a finer, more velvety texture.
Of course, the float of Parmesan and lemon cream on top is
optional also, but pretend it isn’t. It adds a great visual element, and adds a little extra richness to the soup’s lean, green
goodness. I hope you fall in love with this soup soon. Enjoy!
Ingredients for about 1 1/2 quarts of soup:
2 tbsp butter
1 diced onion
1 diced onion
2 pounds asparagus
salt to taste
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups water
cayenne to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste
pinch of nutmeg (I forgot to mention in video, but just add
with other spices!)
1/2 cup of heavy cream
For the cream topping:
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 tbsp finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
1 tsp lemon zest
13 comments:
Love your blog! I think this is the first time I've seen a video in a food post...and I like it!
Inspiring to a newbie blogger like myself.
Follow back if you can :)
Chelsea M.
http://chowdownbythebay.blogspot.com/
Chef John,
I cannot remember the last video you posted I did not enjoy. Your videos are so delicious/achievable/enjoyable.
Thanks so much for your effort. Wish you were on Food Network as opposed to a hack like Sandra Lee or a hypocrite like Paula Deen (teaches and promotes unhealthy oily food for over a year and half while hiding the fact that she has diabetes and cannot eat any of the recipes she is promoting).
thank you!
Can this be served cold? or must it be hot when served?
Not sure! I've never tried this cold.
Chef John,
Been a fan for years. Many thanks. As a taste note... have you ever tried using white pepper instead of black? I fell i love with this soup while working in Costa Rica for a few months last year and that's how they serve it there. It's typically sprinkled on top and pushes the dish into a whole different category of soup/OMG.
Thanks so much for all the help over the years.
Thanks Jeff! Chef John is away on a well deserved vacation, so I'll be covering some of the questions for the time being. White pepper is definitely an acquired taste. You'll find it that you would need to use a considerably smaller amount of white pepper than you would black pepper. Glad you have been a fan for years!
I made it, it was great and I LOVED it, I over-did the cayenne pepper a bit, I must say, but learned my lesson, and LOVED it still.
Thank you Cheff john.
Fouzia.
I have made this recipe twice, once with onions and once with leeks. Both times it was delicious! I brought this as my dish to Easter dinner and received many compliments.
Thank you, Chef John, you really do inspire and motivate me to keep cooking. Our whole family benefits.
Rock on!
Thanks!
god
Chef john, you should redo the broccoli soup video! And probably do the Broccoli Cheddar soup? :P
Anyways, this looks really good, unfortunately my husband hates asparagus :(
I completely love your recipes! The asparagus soup was simply fantastic. I can only find the small skinny asparaguses but it worked! I was attempting to make a veggierian soup and so I subbed the butter with olive oil. It still worked so.
Haha thanks!!!!!! :D You inspire me to cook!
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