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Winter Chestnut Soup
This delicious winter chestnut soup is the perfect starter for your next event. It's simple to prepare and with its creamy consistency and warm, nutty flavors, it's just the thing to get your dinner going.
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 200 g Chestnuts (precooked)
- 2 shallots
- 2 tbsp butter
- 800 ml vegetable stock cube
- 200 ml cream
- 50 ml Wood
Spices
- 1 Pinch salt
- 1 Pinch pepper
- 1 Pinch nutmeg
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Directions
1. To prepare the winter chestnut soup, first prepare shallots and chestnuts: Peel the shallots and cut them into fine cubes. Roughly chop the chestnuts.
2. Sauté the vegetables: Heat the butter in a large pot and fry the shallots until they are translucent. Add the chopped chestnuts and sauté them for a few minutes.
3. Cook soup: Pour the vegetable broth into the pot and let the soup simmer for 45 minutes.
4. Puree the soup: Take the pot off the stove and puree the soup with a hand blender until it is smooth.
5. Season and serve: Add the cream, Madeira, salt, pepper, and nutmeg to the chestnut soup and let the soup simmer for a few more minutes. Taste the chestnut soup and add more spices if needed. Serve the soup hot. Garnish with an extra spoonful of cream.