Chestnut Soup with Amaretto

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 70 minutes Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 50 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 267 calories per serving view nutrition facts
# of servings this recipe makes 8 servings suggest servings
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Ingredients

2 pounds chestnuts fresh
2 each carrot
2 each parsnip
1 small onion
1 each garlic clove
2 each scallions, spring or green onions
3 each celery stalk
4 tablespoons butter
5 cups stock brown
1 x bouquet garni
3 tablespoons amaretto liquer liqueur
1 cup cream heavy
1 x salt to taste
1 x black pepper to taste
1 x cayenne pepper
1 x nutmeg

Directions

Make a slash in the rounded side of each chestnut and roast in a preheated oven at 400 F for 5 minutes. Peel off the shell and innerskin.

Peel the carrots, parsnip, onion, and garlic.

Finely chop all of the vegetables, including the scallions and celery.

Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.

Add the vegetables and cook for five minutes, or until soft but not brown.

Add the chestnuts, stock, and bouquet garni.

Gently simmer the soup for 40 minutes, or until the chestnuts are very soft.

Remove the bouquet garni and puree the soup in a blender or food pro- cessor.

Return the soup to the saucepan, adding the amaretto, two-

thirds of the cream, and salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and nutmeg to taste; the soup should be very flavorful.

If a sweeter flavor is desired, add a spoonful of brown sugar.

To serve, ladle the chestnut soup into warmed bowls.

Pour a little of the remaining cream into each bowl and marble it into the soup, stirring with a skewer.

Chestnut soup is extremely rich, so keep the rest of the meal simple.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 354g
Amount per Serving
Calories 267 45% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.0g21%
 Saturated Fat 8.0g39%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 39mg13%
Sodium 300mg13%
Total Carbohydrate 28.0g9%
 Dietary Fiber 4.0g15%
 Sugars 11.0g
Protein 6.0g12%
Vitamin A 61%  Vitamin C 8%
Calcium 6%  Iron 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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