Wash and remove the tips from 1 pound fresh green asparagus. Simmer the tips, covered, ... a small amount of milk, water or chicken or ... cooking). Heat the soup well until simmering in a ... hard cooked egg (optional).
Prepare the asparagus by snapping the "woody" part ... Add 1 can of chicken broth, 1 can of cream of chicken soup and 1/2 cup of water ... of parsley or thyme.
Simmer the onions in the ... boil. Add the asparagus spears which have been chopped ... about 1 inch of the woody end). Cover; reduce ... soft. Force the soup, broth and all, through ... stir in the cream or buttermilk and refrigerate covered. ... very cold. Serves 8-10.
Melt butter in a large ... tips from the asparagus and reserve. Cut 1 inch away from the butt end of the asparagus and discard. Chop ... tender. Force the soup through a food mill or ... and the heavy cream. Simmer 5-10 minutes. Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
Prepare soup mix with 2 cups water. ... and small amount of water paste. Chop asparagus into bite-sized chunks. Stir into ... fresh parsley for garnish.
Saute the onion in butter ... tender. Meanwhile, wash asparagus; trim and discard ends. ... Ladle about 1/4 of the soup into the container of an ... cover bowl and chill.
Ingredients: 8 (asparagus .. broth .. half .. salt ...)