The Lonely Girl's Cream of Asparagus Soup

 

Since cold weather has actually started in earnest in the Northeast US, I figured it would be a good time to make one of those soups that makes you feel warm and good all over. When I went food shopping this week, Trader Joe's had these beautiful bunches of asparagus. I couldn't resist getting them because I wanted some veggies, and since my daughter is with her dad this week, I could get something other than broccoli. The problem is that even for me the bunch I got was a lot more than I could eat in one week without all the other veggies I got going bad. The answer was to make something that I could have already prepared and that coukd keep for longer than a few days in the fridge. Creamed soup to the rescue!

Here is the list of ingredients and cooking instructions.

2-3 Tbsp olive oil

2 Tbsp ground ginger

2 garlic cloves - minced

1/2 large russet potatoe - diced

1/2 medium white onion - diced

1/2 lb asparagus stalks

2 Tbsp flour

2 Tbsp butter

3 cups chicken or other kind of stock

1/2 cup milk

1/4 tsp dried thyme

Salt and pepper as preferred

In a medium sauce pot heat 2 Tbsp of olive oil and toss in your diced potatoe and onion and sautee until the onions get nice and translucent.

In a pan heat up 1 Tbsp of olive oil and drop in your ginger and garlic. Sutee until the garlic starts getting fragrant, then add in your asparagus and toss in the oil, ginger and garlic medley unitl the asparagus get nice and deep green. Remove and cut up unto small pieces. Add to the onions and potatoes in the pot. 

Add in the stock and heat to a simmer. Cook for about 10-15 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly. Put the contents of your pot in a blender and add the milk. Blend until completely smooth.

In your now empty pot, melt the butter and mix in your flour with a wisk to create a roux base. Slowly add in the contents of your blender making sure you wisk as you add it in to break up any lumps forming in your roux base. Once all the contents of the blender have been incorporated add salt and pepper to taste, and heat until it simmers. 

Serve as a side, or serve a full bowl with a side of rice and enjoy the creamy goodness.

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