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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Irish >> Irish

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place asparagus in a large saucepan with broth. | 2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 5 to 10 minutes until asparagus is tender. | 3. Melt butter in a small skillet. | 4. Add shallots and garlic; saute 5 minutes until softened. | 5. Stir in flour and cook 1 minute more. | 6. Add to the saucepan with cooked asparagus. | 7. Stir until the soup has thickened. | 8. Let cool, then transfer to a blender or food processor and process until mixture is not quite completely smooth. | 9. There should still be some small pieces of asparagus left. | 10. Return soup to saucepan and simmer 5 minutes. | 11. Add half& half, thyme and pepper. | 12. Simmer 5 minutes more. | 13. Add cheese and cook just until melted. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
asparagus	1 1/2		washed trimmed cut	136.0779	26.3991	14.9686	0.8165
chicken broth	3	cups		234.36	5.67	33.4152	7.8624
butter	3	tablespoons		256.5	11.7855	8.0145	21.6
shallot	3		peeled minced	-	-	-	-
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
flour	3	tablespoons		108.4275	23.7385	1.7627	0.4207
half	1	cup		-	-	-	-
thyme	3/4	teaspoon		0.606	0.1467	0.0334	0.0101
pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
parmesan cheese	1/3	cup	shredded	98.6667	10.6667	10.6667	1.3333

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.