CHESTNUT SOUP WITH BACON AND CHIVES
Steps:
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook bacon until rendered and crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Pour off all but 1 teaspoon of the fat. In the same saucepan, melt the butter, and add the carrot, celery, leek, and shallots. Season with salt and pepper. Cook over medium-low heat until softened and golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add broth and chestnuts to the saucepan. Bring to a simmer, partially cover, and cook until all the ingredients are soft, about 30 minutes. Let cool slightly, and purée in batches in a blender until very smooth. Return to saucepan, add the cream, and heat thoroughly, adding stock to thin if needed. (A spoon should not leave a trail on the surface of the soup.)
- Season with salt and pepper and ladle into warmed shallow bowls. Garnish with the reserved bacon, a dab of crème fraîche, chives, and a pinch of nutmeg.
CHESTNUT SOUP
A classic and easy to make Chestnut Soup recipe.
Categories Soup/Stew Milk/Cream Blender Thanksgiving Quick & Easy Fortified Wine Fall Chestnut Simmer Gourmet
Yield Makes 6 to 8 first-course servings (makes about 8 cups)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Melt butter in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over low heat, then stir in celery, carrot, and onion. Cover surface of vegetables with a buttered round of wax paper or parchment (buttered side down) and cover pan with lid, then sweat vegetables 15 minutes (to soften).
- Wrap parsley, cloves, and bay leaf in cheesecloth and tie into a bundle with string to make a bouquet garni.
- Discard buttered paper from vegetables, then add broth and bouquet garni and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 20 minutes. Add chestnuts and Madeira and simmer, covered, 3 minutes.
- Purée soup in small batches (4 or 5) in a blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids), transferring to a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan. Stir in cream, pepper, and salt to taste and reheat soup over moderate heat, stirring occasionally.
FAST, EASY, ELEGANT CHESTNUT SOUP
This is from an idea in a French women's magazine. I want to make chestnut soup for my French inlaws for Christmas dinner instead of those nasty, hard chestnuts they are always serving. I have been auditioning soups. This is the winner. Would be great garnished with some very crispy bacon or pancetta.
Provided by Kasha
Categories Vegetable
Time 35m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- This is really easy.
- Put everything except the cream, salt and pepper in a soup pot.
- Bring to boil, turn dow, and cook gently for 30 minutes.
- Mush up the chestnuts a bit with a fork.
- Decide if you want the soup a bit chunky, or really smooth.
- I prefer the smooth version.
- For both, use immersion blender to the point where you like the look of the soup for a chunky version.
- For the really smooth version, blend in blender after using the immersion blender until it reaches the consistency you like.
- Taste, check for seasoning, add salt and pepper, stir in cream.
- If it is too thick, add a bit of stock or water.
- I liked it best a bit thick.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 131.4, Fat 12.4, SaturatedFat 7.7, Cholesterol 44.2, Sodium 17, Carbohydrate 4.7, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 1, Protein 1.3
CHESTNUT SOUP
From portuguesecooking.com Traditional Portuguese chestnut soup is not pureed, but a light broth with rice and chestnuts. This recipe is pureed to make it a bit more elegant Prep time includes time to roast Chestnuts
Provided by Az B8990
Categories Portuguese
Time 2h10m
Yield 6 bowls, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preparing the Chestnuts - Roasting Method: Preheat oven to 400 degree F. Using a sharp paring knife, make a shallow horizontal cut into the chestnut meat, all around the chestnut. Repeat with each one. After slicing each chestnut, place them on an oven proof pan and roast until tender, about 30- to 40 minutes. Work as quickly as possible, it's easiest when they are still warm. Use a dish towel to hold each chestnut as you peel them so you don't burn your fingers. Remove the shell and brown papery skin underneath. Set aside and repeat with the remaining chestnuts.
- Preparing the Chestnuts - Boiling Method: Place chestnuts in a pot, large enough to hold them, and cover them with water. Bring the water to a boil and reduce the heat to medium-low. Simmer for 20 minutes, or until tender. Peel as above. Remove them from the hot water only as you peel them, keeping the others warm. Set aside.
- In a 4 quart pan, heat the olive oil with the butter and paprika. Add the onion and sauté it until it turns golden. Add the garlic and cook just until the garlic is aromatic.
- Pour in the water or vegetable broth. Cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the chestnuts and simmer for 10 minutes on medium-low. Remove six chestnuts from the pot and set aside. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the bread to the pot and allow the bread to absorb the broth and become mushy. Using a stick blender, puree the soup.
- Pour the soup through a sieve, pressing it through. Return the soup to the pot and add the cilantro or parsley. Keep warm until serving. Just before serving, quickly stir in the cream.
- Garnish each bowl with a whole or crumbled chestnut.
- Variation: After straining the soup, return to the boil and add ¼ to 1/3 cup short -grain rice to the pot. Simmer 10 minutes, then continue as written.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 131.1, Fat 10.7, SaturatedFat 4.4, Cholesterol 15.3, Sodium 714.5, Carbohydrate 8, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 1.1, Protein 1.2
CHESTNUT SOUP
This is a rich, spicy soup taken from "Pike Place Market Cookbook" which took it from "The Chestnut Cookbook" whose author is Annie Bhagwandin. Annie and her husband, Omroa, can be found selling their wares at "Northwest Chestnuts" at Pike Place Market. A portion of their profits goes toward the promotion of environmentally sound agriculture and ALL proceeds from "The Chestnut Cookbook" go toward the promotion of tree crops.
Provided by GinnyP
Categories Fruit
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 cups, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Mix purée and stock in a large saucepan, and cook for 30 minutes over medium to medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
- Add nutmeg, cayenne, and cream, and stir well.
- Do not let soup boil once the cream has been added, or it might curdle.
- Serve in mugs, garnished with paprika and parsley.
- TO MAKE PURÉE: If chestnuts are fresh, cut an X in each one and then simmer in water to cover for 15 minutes or roast in the oven 15 to 20 minutes at 375°F.
- Peel chestnuts and purée, adding a bit of the stock if necessary.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 195.7, Fat 16.7, SaturatedFat 9.7, Cholesterol 59.1, Sodium 243.9, Carbohydrate 6.9, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 2.6, Protein 4.9
ELEGANT CHESTNUT SOUP
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- TO ROAST CHESTNUTS: Choose fresh, firm, unwrinkled chestnuts with no signs of mold. On the flat side of each chestnut make 2 cuts with a small, sharp knife, from one end to the other in the shape of an X. Place the chestnuts, cut side up, on a low baking sheet with a thin layer of water on the bottom. Bake the chestnuts for 20-25 minutes at 350F until browned and the cuts peel back naturally from the heat. Test one chestnut to be sure its "meat" is tender. When tender, remove from oven, cool only slightly, peel and enjoy or use in recipes. Some people like to boil the cut chestnuts for easier peeling. This is okay, though some nutrients and flavour will be lost. Prepare chestnuts. Peel off the outer shell and the fuzzy skin before using the inner chestnut meat. Heat the oil until hot and saute the onion until semi-tender. Add the celery and saute until both are very tender. Blend the water and apple juice with the chestnuts and all the remaining ingredients*. Simmer everything on low to medium heat (do NOT boil!) for about 15-20 minutes or until hot throughout and the flavours mingle. Enjoy this rich and tantalizing soup with extra chopped or ground nuts as a garnish. Keeps 4-6 days refrigerated. Note: *Two vegetable bouillon cubes may be used instead of the tamari or miso. Also, 1/2 cup applesauce and 2 1/2 cups water can be used instead of the juice and 2 1/4 cups water (blend together in blender before adding to pot.)
Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves
CHESTNUT AND CELERY SOUP
Categories Soup/Stew Blender Dinner Lunch Celery Fall Chestnut Gourmet Sugar Conscious Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes about 9 cups, serving 6 to 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a kettle cook the onion, the garlic, the bay leaf, and the thyme in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring, until the onion is softened, add the celery and the carrots, and cook the mixture over moderate heat, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add the chestnuts, the potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces, the broth, 2 1/2 cups water, and salt and pepper to taste, simmer the mixture, covered, for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the chestnuts and the potato are very tender, and discard the bay leaf. In a blender puree the mixture in batches until it is smooth and return it to the kettle. The soup may be prepared 1 day in advance, cooled uncovered, and kept covered and chilled. Heat the soup, stirring, until it is hot and serve it with the sour cream.
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