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🍽️ Creamy Asparagus Soup with Croutons
308 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 500 g white asparagus
- 1.125 l water
- 2 egg yolks
- salt
- pepper
- 0.125 l whipping cream
- 3 slices white bread
- 2 tbsp butter
- parsley
- chives
Instructions
- 1. Peel the asparagus and cut off the woody lower ends.
- 2. Wash the trimmed asparagus scraps.
- 3. Place the asparagus scraps and the water in a pot.
- 4. Bring the mixture to a boil.
- 5. Simmer the broth with the lid on for 15 minutes.
- 6. Remove the crusts from the white bread.
- 7. Cut the bread into small cubes.
- 8. Fry the bread cubes in hot butter until golden brown.
- 9. Remove the finished croutons from the pan and set them aside.
- 10. Strain the asparagus broth through a fine sieve into a clean pot.
- 11. Squeeze the remaining asparagus scraps in the sieve thoroughly.
- 12. Discard the squeezed asparagus scraps.
- 13. Cut the soft asparagus stalks into pieces about 2 centimeters long.
- 14. Bring the strained asparagus broth to a boil again.
- 15. Add the cut asparagus pieces to the boiling broth.
- 16. Let everything come to a boil once.
- 17. Reduce the heat to low and let the soup cook for 5 minutes.
- 18. Whisk the egg yolk with the cream and a small splash of the hot broth.
- 19. Remove the pot from the heat so the soup is no longer boiling.
- 20. Stir the egg yolk and cream mixture into the hot soup.
- 21. Season the soup with salt and pepper to taste.
- 22. Divide the finished soup among the plates.
- 23. Sprinkle the soup with parsley leaves, chives, and the prepared croutons.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 308
- Protein: 8 g · Fett/Fat: 21 g · Carbs: 22 g