I LOVE cream of asparagus soup, it's pure comfort in a bowl and so simple to make.
This healthy, creamy soup is made with no cream, it's simply pureed with a little sour cream, which you can totally omit if you want to keep it dairy free.
There is something about cream of asparagus soup, in particular, that I find myself craving a bowl of even when it is scorching hot outside.
Ingredients of Mandy's cream of asparagus Soup
- You need 32 oz of vegetable stock.
- You need 4 lb of fresh asparagus.
- It's 1 quart of heavy cream.
- Prepare 1/3 cup of real butter.
- You need 2 bunch of whole scallions.
- You need 1/2 cup of sour cream.
- You need 4 clove of garlic.
- It's 2 tsp of onion powder.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of garlic powder.
- It's 2 tbsp of salt.
- You need 1 tsp of black pepper.
- You need 1/4 cup of Olive oil.
- You need 10 small of red potatoes.
- Prepare 1 quart of sliced baby portabellos.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of all purpose flour.
Mandy's cream of asparagus Soup instructions
- clean scallions and add them to food processor with about 1/3 cup of the vegetable stock and give scallions a course cup.
- in a large stock pot start the vegetable stock heating to a boil, chop the potatoes and add them to the stock.
- in a large sauce pan heat butter and olive oil to medium heat.
- add chopped scallions and crushed garlic cloves to heated butter and oil, saute until tender. about 5 minutes.
- add flour to the pan with scallions, stir often for another 5 minutes..
- slowly add cream to the flour and scallions and stir constantly until it begins to thicken.
- turn off sauce pan heat and set aside.
- clean asparagus and chop off any woody bottom parts. steam in microwave safe bowl on high in Microwave for about 8 minutes..
- put asparagus in food processor and blend until fairly smooth, pour into vegetable stock.
- pour the contents of sauce pan into stock carefully while stirring.
- add sour cream to stock and mix well.
- add seasoning, adjust seasoning for taste, let all simmer about 30 minutes.
- 10 minutes before done, add mushrooms.
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