Cream Of Asparagus Soup
Serves:
Ingredients:
1
tb
Butter
1
sm
Onion, finely chopped
1/2
Stalk celery, finely chopped
2
c
Chicken stock
(see index)
1
lb
Asparagus tips, chopped
Salt & pepper to taste
1/4
ts
Mace
3/4
c
Whipping cream
3
Hard-cooked eggs, chopped
Method:
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
Add the onion and celery and cook, stirring often, until soft but not brown.
Add the stock and bring to a boil.
Add the asparagus; simmer for 5 minutes.
Add salt, pepper, and mace.
Remove from heat.
Slowly stir in the cream.
Reheat gently.
Serve in bowls garnished with hard-cooked egg.