Step by Step Asparagus Soup Recipe with Pictures

Enjoy making this asparagus soup using onion, celery, butter, flour, chicken stock, and asparagus. Below is a step by step asparagus soup recipe with pictures.

Step by Step Asparagus Soup Recipe with Pictures
Bowl of Asparagus Soup
Prep Time 15 min
Cook Time 60 min
Serving 8
Difficulty Easy

Cooking Preparations(mise-en-place)

Gather and measure the asparagus soup ingredients on the preparation table. Wash, peel, and coarsely chop the vegetables as needed. Ensure all required equipment is clean and within reach.

How to make the asparagus soup 

Ingredients

  • 400g- Asparagus stalk trimmings
  • 250ml- milk
  • 100g- Onion
  • 100g- Butter
  • 2- Bouquet garni
  • 2ltrs- chicken stock
  • 100g- Flour
  • 100g- Celery
  • pinch of salt, pepper

Nutritional Information

  • Energy: 919kJ
  • Cals: 223kcal
  • Fat: 13.1g
  • Sat fat: 8.0g
  • Carb: 18.9g
  • Sugar: 8.8g
  • Protein: 8.4g
  • Fibre: 2.5g

Directions

1. Sweat the vegetables.

Gently sweat the onions and celery, without coloring, in the butter.

Sweat the vegetables.
2. Mix in the flour.

Remove from the heat, mix in the flour, return to a low heat and cook out, without coloring, for a few minutes.

Mix in the flour.
3. Add chicken stock.

Gradually add the hot chicken stock. Stir to the boil.

Add chicken stock.
4. Add the asparagus trimmings.

Add the well-washed asparagus trimmings and bouquet garni. Season.

Add the asparagus trimmings.
5. Bring to a simmer.

Simmer for 40 minutes, then remove the bouquet garni.

Bring to a simmer.
6. Blend.

Blend and pass through a strainer.

Blend.
7. Season.

Return to a clean pan, re-boil, correct seasoning and consistency.

Season.
8. Add the milk.

Add the milk into the soup.

Add the milk.
9. Serve hot.

Serve hot in a soup bowl.

Serve hot.