Quick and Easy Asparagus Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 can of asparagus or 1 bunch of asparagus
- 4 cups cold water
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- a few grains cayenne
- 1 cup cream
- 2 slices onion
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 cups milk
Instructions
Wash asparagus if fresh and break off tips. Break remainder of stalks into small pieces. Cook tips and stalks in cold water separately. When tender, drain. Reserve water. Keep tips for garnishing soup. Press stalks through a puree sieve. Scald milk with onion, remove onion and add asparagus water and thicken with flour and butter cooked together. Bring mixture to boiling point. Add cream and seasonings. Pour over tips and serve.
Note-If canned asparagus is used, drain, add water and cook in milk in a double boiler, twenty minutes. Then drain and proceed as with fresh asparagus.