Chestnut and Celery Soup

11 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup finely chopped onion
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 cups thinly sliced celery
  • 2 carrots, slice thin
  • 1 pound (about 2 1/2 cups) canned or vacuum-packed whole chestnuts, rinsed, drained well, and patted dry if using canned
  • 1 large boiling potato (about 1/2 pound)
  • 3 cups chicken broth
  • sour cream as an accompaniment

Directions

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    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.
  3. 3
    In a blender puree the mixture in batches until it is smooth and return it to the kettle.
  4. 4
    The soup may be prepared 1 day in advance, cooled uncovered, and kept covered and chilled.
  5. 5
    Heat the soup, stirring, until it is hot and serve it with the sour cream.

Products Matching These Ingredients

Cheese and onion

Cheese and onion

Walkers

C NOVA 4

Breadsticks, garlic

NOVA 4
Red Onion

Red Onion

NOVA 1
Green Leaf Lettuce

Green Leaf Lettuce

Ocean Mist Farms

A
sage and red onion stuffing mix

sage and red onion stuffing mix

D

Raw bay scallops

Spartan

A NOVA 1

Pickles, zesty garlic chips

Spartan

C NOVA 4

Texas toast, garlic

NOVA 4
Baby leaf rocket salad

Baby leaf rocket salad

M&S

Leaf spinach

A NOVA 1

Chesapeake bay style seasoning

E NOVA 3
Old bay

Old bay

NOVA 4

More Recipes to Try

Chili

5 ingredients

Mexican Chili Dinner(Taco Dinner)

14 ingredients

Broccoli Rice

8 ingredients

Parsley Dill Dressing

5 ingredients

Potatoes

4 ingredients

Cauliflower Casserole

8 ingredients

Raisin Bread

8 ingredients

Monkey Bread

6 ingredients

Jello Cream Cake

4 ingredients

Chicken And Broccoli

6 ingredients

Mama'S Corn Pudding

6 ingredients

Pumpkin Bread

13 ingredients