chestnut soup with cream as a festive Christmas recipe for Advent, holidays and cosy family dinners
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Creamy chestnut soup

Marons, onion and potato are softly cooked with white wine and vegetable broth, puree and finished with cream and thyme. Let the white wine boil completely and add the cream only after pureing so that the soup tastes round instead of alcoholic. Apple cubes as inserts bring acidity, alcohol-free broth replaces the wine.

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Total time 40 min
Calories 360 kcal
Servings 4 servings
Difficulty Easy
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Why this recipe works

That's what it's all about chestnut soup with cream

Let the white wine boil completely and add the cream only after pureing, so that the soup tastes round instead of alcoholic. Marons, onion and potato are softly cooked with white wine and vegetable broth, puree and finished with cream and thyme. Apple cubes as inserts bring acidity, alcohol-free broth replaces the wine.

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Creamy chestnut soup

Marons, onion and potato are softly cooked with white wine and vegetable broth, puree and finished with cream and thyme. Let the white wine boil completely and add the cream only after pureing so that the soup tastes round instead of alcoholic.

Ingredients

4 servings

Method

  1. 1

    Prepare ingredients

    Dice the onion and potato, chop some of the marons for the set and leave the rest completely. Heat the vegetable broth and measure the white wine, cream and thyme.

  2. 2

    Prepare

    Marons, onion and potato are cooked softly with white wine and vegetable broth, puree and finished with cream and thyme.

  3. 3

    Check for doneness

    Let the white wine boil completely and add the cream only after pureing, so that the soup tastes round instead of alcoholic.

  4. 4

    Serving

    Finely puree the chestnut soup and add cream in a small heat. Fill in warm bowls and garnish with a few pieces of chestnut and thyme.

Kitchen know-how

Tips for Creamy chestnut soup

Important for chestnut soup with cream

Let the white wine boil completely and add the cream only after pureing, so that the soup tastes round instead of alcoholic.

Variations

How to adapt this recipe

Apple cubes as inserts bring acid, alcohol-free replaces broth the wine.

Nutrition per serving

360kcal
44.0 gCarbohydrates
7.0 gProtein
17.0 gFat

Values are estimates per serving and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.

Frequently asked questions

FAQ about Creamy chestnut soup

Weigh the marons, prepare the onion and prepare the potato separately. Start the main cooking process for chestnut soup with cream only afterwards.

Let the white wine boil completely and add the cream only after pureing, so that the soup tastes round instead of alcoholic.

Cool maroon soup with cream quickly. When reheating, note: Let the white wine boil completely and add the cream only after pureing, so that the soup tastes round instead of alcoholic. Only heat up once.

Apple cubes as inserts bring acid, alcohol-free replaces broth the wine.

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