Chestnut Soup With Amaretto

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Servings: 8 Difficulty: Advanced
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International-style warm and comforting soup that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Chestnut Soup With Amaretto

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 8 Calories: 475.7

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This International soup features Chestnuts, fresh, Carrot, Parsnip, Onion. It delivers aromatic, well-seasoned taste, smooth, comforting richness. Comforting for cold days and perfect for meal prep. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Bouquet garni 3 tb Amaretto liqueur 1 c
  2. Cream , heavy Salt; to taste Pepper, black; to taste Cayenne pepper Nutmeg
  3. Make a slash in the rounded side of each chestnut and roast in a pre- heated 400 F (204&# 194;°C).
  4. oven for 5 minutes.
  5. Peel off the shell and inner skin.
  6. Peel the carrots, parsnip, onion, and garlic.
  7. Finely chop all of the vegetables, including the scallions and celery.
  8. Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
  9. Add the vegetables and cook for five minutes, or until soft but not brown.
  10. Add the chestnuts, stock, and bouquet garni.
  11. Gently simmer the soup for 40 minutes, or until the chestnuts are very soft.
  12. Remove the bouquet garni and puree the soup in a blender or food pro- cessor.
  13. Return the soup to the saucepan, adding the amaretto, two- thirds of the
  14. cream , and salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and nutmeg to taste; the soup should be very flavorful.
  15. If a sweeter flavor is desired, add a spoonful of brown sugar.
  16. To serve, ladle the chestnut soup into warmed bowls.
  17. Pour a little of the remaining
  18. cream into each bowl and marble it into the soup, stirring with a skewer.
  19. Chestnut soup is extremely rich, so keep the rest of the meal simple.
  20. Washington Post

Nutrition Facts

Servings 8

Amount Per Serving
Calories 475.7kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 15.1g24%
Saturated Fat 8.3g42%
Cholesterol 32.2mg11%
Sodium 188.1mg8%
Total Carbohydrate 76.5g26%
Dietary Fiber 8.0g32%
Sugars 4.5g
Protein 9.0g18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: amaretto, baking, blending, brown, butter, carrot, chestnut, chestnuts, clove, fresh, international, onion, parsnip, roasting, scallion, simmering, small, soup, stalk, stock
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