Chestnut soup with cranberry topping

Name: Chestnut soup with cranberry topping
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 small onions; 80 g butter; 1 small piece knob celery (ca. 75 g); 200 g precooked (and vacuumed) chestnuts; 200 ml white wine; 150 ml cream; 500 ml vegetable broth; salt and pepper

Kristina K @kristina_k

Munich, Germany

This soup is great for cold days or as a starter for winter menues. There are different options for a topping at the bottom of this recipe. They vary the soup in taste and presentation. Enjoy!

Kristina K @kristina_k

Munich, Germany

This soup is great for cold days or as a starter for winter menues. There are different options for a topping at the bottom of this recipe. They vary the soup in taste and presentation. Enjoy!

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Ingredients

45 min

4 servings

2small onions
80 gbutter
1small piece knob celery (ca. 75 g)
200 gprecooked (and vacuumed) chestnuts
200 mlwhite wine
150 mlcream
500 mlvegetable broth
salt and pepper

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Steps

45 min

1

Peel onions and dice. Braise in a pot with butter until translucent. In the meantime skin celery and dice. Dice also the chestnuts.
2

Add the celery and chestnuts to the onions, braise for a minute (or less) and deglaze generously with white wine. Let simmer for a couple of minutes. Add cream and broth. Let simmer for 20 min.
3

Put the soup in a food processor or or use a hand-held blender. Season with salt and pepper.
4

For the cranberry topping: wash and pat dry 250 g cranberries. Put in a small pot with 50 g sugar and 2 tbsp red port wine, stew for 5-10 min. Add 1-2 tsp balsamic vinegar. The sour taste of this topping perfectly balances the creamy slightly sweet soup. (The photo shows only half the amount of cranberries - for two servings.)
5

And elegant topping alternative for guests: roast a duck breast on its skin until crispy. Roast for a minute on the other side. Cut into thin slices and put in the hot cream soup. The meat will cook in the soup and will be very tender.
6

Or serve with crispy bacon.