Gluten-Free Cream of Asparagus Soup

Submitted by GinnyP

"A satisfying soup. Reheats well, too."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 2 lbs asparagus, ends snapped and cut into pieces
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose gluten-free flour (or regular flour)
• 2 cups half-and-half cream
• kosher salt
• pepper

directions

1. Put asparagus and stock into a medium pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
2. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until asparagus is very soft, about 10 to 15 minutes, Set aside 2 cups of the broth; keep warm.
3. Puree asparagus and remaining broth in blender; return to pot and set aside.
4. (I puree in batches) Melt butter in a medium heavy saucepan over low heat.
5. Add flour and cook stirring constantly with a wire whisk for 2 minutes.
6. Whisk in reserved warm broth.
7. Increase heat to medium and cook, stirring, until smooth and thickened, about 5 minutes.
8. Transfer to pot with asparagus puree.
9. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring often.
10. Slowly add half-n-half.
11. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Reviews

[Michelle S.]

If you love asparagus this soup is a MUST make! It is very creamy and the asparagus flavor is fantastic. I did need 1 c. more chicken stock as mine cooked WAY done during the asparagus cooking, but other than that it was foolproof and perfect. That you Ginny for the sublime soup!

 

[SPumpFan]

Delicious! I went looking for cream of asparagus recipes after a wonderful appetizer soup I had in a restaurant on New Years Eve. This soup is fabulous, but I'm going to take it one step further like the restaurant version that I had, and add a sprinkle of crab meat on top! If u like crab also, try it! It's a winning combo! Thanks GinnyP!

 

[FrenchBunny]

If I had more stars to give, I would. Unfortunately there are only 5. This was absolutely the best. I used 2 boxes of chicken stock, which is 8 cups, but I put in a bit extra asparagus. I used my immersion blender which works out so quick. It turned out fantastic, I had raving reviews over it. I was told not to ever lose this recipe. It was so creamy and flavorful. I found it so easy and quick to make. I thought it would be missing something because there is only salt and pepper in it, but what a mistake that thought was. It was perfect, restaurant quality in fact. Thank you so much for posting this recipe Ginny

 

[Cooking Mama 3]

We only get Asparagus Soup when we go to a fancy restaurant so this was a real treat. It had a great smooth texture and had wonderful flavor. Topping each bowl with fresh ground pepper is a must. It was a little time consuming but well worth it. For a dinner party I would make the day before and warm it up the next day. Thank you for this wonderful recipe!

 

[kjajrt]

Just made this soup! It's as good or better than the ones I've had at fine dining establishments. Believe all the wonderful reviews and I will be making this again soon.