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
- 2 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, 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.
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.