Cream Of Asparagus Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 cups onions, minced
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1/8 lb fresh asparagus, trimmed (thin asparagus is recommended)
• 1/4 cup creme fraiche or 1/4 cup whipping cream
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a 4-quart pan, melt butter.
• 2 add onion and cook just until soft and golden; do not brown.
• 3 add chicken stock and bring to a boil.
• 4 meanwhile, cut 3 inches of tips off asparagus and set aside.
• 5 in food processor or blender or by hand, slice remaining asparagus into ¼-inch pieces.
• 6 drop pieces into boiling broth. cover and simmer until very soft, about 30 minutes.
• 7 cool for 10 minutes, and then puree soup in blender or processor.
• 8 return soup to pan.
• 9 add asparagus tips and simmer until just tender, about 5 minutes.
• 10 stir in cream.
• 11 season with salt and pepper and a drop or two of lemon juice.
• 12 serve warm or cold.