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Creamy white asparagus soup
This simple, delicate and silky-smooth asparagus soup is absolutely heavenly. Ingredients
- 500 g white asparagus
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 200 g shallots, chopped
- 4 cups vegetable broth, from 1 cube
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 150 ml dry white wine
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Directions
1.Wash and trim the asparagus and cut into 5 cm pieces, heads reserved.
2.Sauté the onion in the butter until it's soft in the soup saucepan. Add the pieces of asparagus (minus the heads) and steam for 5 minutes.
3.Add the broth and boil gently for about 30 minutes or until the asparagus is very soft.
4.Remove from the heat and puree with a hand-held blender until smooth.
5.Put the soup back on the heat, stir in the asparagus tips, bring back to the boil and simmer for at least 5 minutes until the tips have softened.6.Turn down the heat and add the sour cream and white wine. Do not boil. Season with ground black pepper.Useful Links
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