Creamy German Chestnut Soup
If you click on my affiliates/advertisers’ links, I will receive a tiny commission. I only advertise products that I believe in. I will be honest – I cannot imagine Christmas without this soup. This is by far my favourite Christmas starter! It is savoury and sweet at the same time, just delicious! I would like to invite you to check the recipe that has become my staple at Christmas time. This very filly and aromatic soup is a perfect starter for any Christmas dinner. With few ingredients you can cook something exceptional that will taste like in a 5* restaurant. You can make the soup ahead of time and freeze it, so you can enjoy more time with your family at Christmas. Until 5 years ago my and my husband always enjoyed this delicious and creamy dried mushroom soup at the Christmas time. At some point I wanted to try something new and that’s how I found this recipe. Warm chestnuts here in Germany are associated with Christmas Markets so I thought that would be nice to make something different out of them. German restaurants enjoy this vegetable in many different ways, but as soon as I tried the chestnut soup, I fell in love with it. So this is how we have been eating our chestnuts for the past 5 years! Ingredients & Substitutes Chestnuts – in Germany we can buy already peeled, vacuumed chestnuts. Cooking and peeling chestnuts is very time consuming so if you can buy already cooked and peeled chestnut I would recommend to do so Onions – I am using large yellow onions Butter – unsalted butter (because there is nothing better like buttery soup!) Vegetable fond or water – I strongly recommend using vegetable fond or broth, if you don’t have a fond Whipped cream – unsweetened, to serve as a garnish Do you like creamy soups? Check out this Elegant Celariac Soup, which is a healthy starter for any dinner. Tools that might come in handy Storage & Reheating You can store the soup up to 3 days in the fridge. You can store the soup up to 6 months in the freezer. That means that you can cook your Christmas starter in June already;) Just kidding. Reheating is straightforward. You can put the container or bag from the freezer to the fridge over night and then reheat it in the pot. Or you can put frozen product directly into the pot and reheat it over low heat. That would take around 20-30 minutes. German Chestnut Soup No ratings yet Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 35 minutes Cuisine German Servings 6 people INGREDIENTS 2 onions100 g butter500 g peeled chestnuts750 ml vegetable fond300 ml cream125 ml milksalt optionalsugar optional50 ml whipped cream 2 onions 100 g butter 500 g peeled chestnuts 750 ml vegetable fond 300 ml cream 125 ml milk salt optional sugar optional 50 ml whipped cream INSTRUCTIONS Chop finely the onions and cut the chestnuts into bigger chunks.Melt the butter in a medium pot. Fry the onions until translucent. Add the chestnuts and fond. Let the soup simmer for 30min.Blend it. Add milk and cream.Season with salt and sugar.Serve with a little whipped cream on top. Chop finely the onions and cut the chestnuts into bigger chunks. Chop finely the onions and cut the chestnuts into bigger chunks. Melt the butter in a medium pot. Melt the butter in a medium pot. Fry the onions until translucent. Fry the onions until translucent. Add the chestnuts and fond. Let the soup simmer for 30min. Add the chestnuts and fond. Let the soup simmer for 30min. Blend it. Add milk and cream. Blend it. Add milk and cream. Season with salt and sugar. Season with salt and sugar. Serve with a little whipped cream on top. Serve with a little whipped cream on top. VIDEO Related Recipes White Asparagus & Strawberry Soup Are you wondering how to make your white asparagus soup more fancy?! Here is how! Check out this recipe In my Kitchen