Christmas Chestnut Soup for the Upcoming Holiday Season
This is a really good one! Keep it in mind for a few months time when the chestnuts start to fall
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Ingredients list:
1 quart of chestnuts.
2 quarts of water, divided.
1 teaspoon of salt, divided.
1 teaspoon of sugar.
Zest of one lemon.
2 can of consomme, undiluted.
1 teaspoon of butter.
1 tablespoon of flour.
Pinch of cayenne pepper.
1 cup of parsley, chopped.
Method:
Boil the chestnuts for about 20 minutes in 1 quart of water, salted with ½ teaspoon of salt. Drain, peel off the skin, the finely chop.
Place the chestnuts in 1 quart water with the remaining salt, sugar and lemon zest. Cook for 30 minutes, then run through a sieve.
Add the consomme blended with butter, flour, cayenne pepper and parsley.
Simmer for 20 minutes. Strain, then serve piping hot.
Source: Chestnut Recipes.