Chestnut Soup with Amaretto
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By Just A Pinch KitchenCrew
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Ingredients
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2 lbchestnuts, fresh
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2carrots
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2parsnips
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1 smallonion
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1garlic clove
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2scallions
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3celery stalks
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4 Tbspbutter
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5 cbeef stock
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1bouquet garni
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3 Tbspamaretto liqueur
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1 cheavy cream
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·salt and pepper to taste
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·cayenne pepper
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·nutmeg
How to Make Chestnut Soup with Amaretto
- Make a slash in the rounded side of each chestnut and roast in a preheated 400 oven for 5 minutes.
- Peel off the shell and inner skin.
- Peel the carrots, parsnips, onion, and garlic.
- Finely chop all of the vegetables, including the scallions and celery.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the vegetables and cook for five minutes, or until soft but not brown.
- Add the chestnuts, stock, and bouquet garni.
- Gently simmer the soup for 40 minutes, or until the chestnuts are very soft.
- Remove the bouquet garni and puree the soup in a blender or food processor.
- Return the soup to the saucepan, adding the amaretto, two-thirds of the cream, and salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and nutmeg to taste; the soup should be very flavorful.
- If a sweeter flavor is desired, add a spoonful of brown sugar.
- To serve, ladle the chestnut soup into warmed bowls.
- Pour a little of the remaining cream into each bowl and marble it into the soup, stirring with a skewer.
About Chestnut Soup with Amaretto
Course/Dish: Cream Soups
Other Tag: Quick & Easy
