Chestnut Soup With Serrano Ham

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 carrot
• 1 onion
• 1 stalk celery
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 600 g frozen chestnuts, canned
• 1 bouquet garni
• salt
• pepper
• 1 1/2 liters water or 1 1/2 liters chicken stock
• 4 slices dry ham or 4 slices salted ham or 4 slices fried bacon, chopped

Recipe

• 1 chop the vegetables and garlic, sweat in a soup pot about 5 minutes, stirring.
• 2 add the chestnuts, the seasoniongs and the water or stock, cover, simmer 45 minutes.
• 3 take out the bouquet garni.
• 4 use the immersion blender to liquidize.
• 5 top with slivers of ham or bacon, maybe some parsley for color, a dop pf cream if you really want to make it special.