Budget friendly White Asparagus Soup

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 kg white asparagus
• 70 gr chopped yellow onion
• 45 gr chopped shallots
• 50 gr butter
• 50 gr flour
• 160 ml milk
• 50 ml cream
• 1 L asparagus cooking water
• 2 thick slices of crusted stale bread
• 1 spring onion or chives

Instructions

• 1 Peel the white asparagus and boil them in salted water until the spears are soft
  and tender. Keep 1 L of the cooking water for the soup.
• 2 Cut the tips off and keep them aside then slice the white asparagus stems.
• 3 Melt the butter and sauté the onion and shallots over a medium to low heat until
  translucent.
• 4 Add the flour, stir to combine and cook for 2 minutes in a similar way as if
  making a roux.
• 5 Pour in all liquid ingredients and bring to the boil.
• 6 Add the sliced stems and simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• 7 Cut large cubes of bread and pan fry them with clarified butter or oil until
  golden brown. Place the croutons on kitchen towel to dry and sprinkle with a
  little salt.
• 8 Slice the spring onion.
• 9 Blend the white asparagus soup with an immersion blender. Pass the soup through
  a sieve, adjust the thickness if necessary and season to taste.
• 10 Serve with the soft white asparagus tips, croutons and spring onions.

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