Cup of asparagus soup anyone? (Explored)

Of course, nobody but me would think of putting soup in a tea cup... when they say cup of soup in a restaurant...it's bowl size... or at the very least...small bowl size.
But, there was such a tiny bit left... and I wanted it in something pretty to photograph...so ..I hunted out a vintage bone china cup that used to belong to my Mom.
That was tasty soup let me tell you.... even in a plain old bowl.. but in a fancy cup?.. even better.

I add a few extras or don't always use exactly what the recipe calls for ... but, here is the basic recipe.

Asparagus Soup
1 pound of asparagus, chopped into small pieces
1 onion, finely chopped
3 or 4 sprigs of parsley
3 to 4 cups chicken stock
3 TBSPS Butter
2 TSBPS flour
1/4 tsp. mace
1/2 cup heavy cream

Wash scrape and trim asparagus. (I didn't do this; just used it after rinsing) Remove tips for garnish if you like.
Melt butter and cook onions slightly... add the flour and cook a bit more..stir it around a bit. Add the chicken stock gradually while stirring... if it gets a few lumps...just keep stirring.. they disappear. Then add parsley and chopped asparagus. Add some salt and pepper and bring to a boil... lower heat and simmer for about 20 minutes.
When asparagus is nice and soft... use hand blender to make it into a creamy consistency. (you can use a blender, but be careful it's hot soup!) Add the heavy cream into the soup.. .. a bit at a time or temper it with some of the hot soup first.. then add. Milk will work equally well. I used a little sprinkle of nutmeg rather than the mace suggested. Who keeps mace around? .. not me.

Divide some of the reserved asparagus tips into each bowl before ladling in the soup if you like. I just used all the asparagus in the soup... we sprinkled on a few home made croutons of a light rye bread that I made.
It was pretty yummy.

as with all soups... add or subtract as you please....

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Taken on: April 14, 2021

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