Jan's Cream Of Asparagus Soup

Recipe Ingredients

1 lb	454g / 16oz	Fresh asparagus
2		Onions - finely minced
2		Potatoes - peeled, diced small
2		Ribs celery with leaves - diced small
2		Carrots - diced
2		Cloves garlic - minced
8 teaspoons	40ml	Granulated chicken or vegetable bouillon
		(or 8 bouillon cubes)
1		Bay leaf
1 tablespoon	15ml	Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Chopped fresh parsley
		(or 1 tbspn dried parsley)
2		Sprigs fresh thyme
		(or 1 tspn dried thyme)
1		Sprig fresh tarragon - chopped
		Or 1 tspn dried tarragon)
1/4 cup	23g / 0.8oz	Minced fresh basil
		(or 2 tspns dried basil)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Freshly-ground white pepper
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Corn starch
1		Half-and-half - divided
		Sour cream - for garnish
		Chopped chives

Recipe Instructions

Break off and discard the tough, thick end of each asparagus spear. Chop the spears into 1/4-inch slices and add to a 5-quart crockpot along with all remaining ingredients down to and including the white pepper. Add water to within 1-inch of the top of the crockpot. Cover the crockpot and cook on HIGH for 6 to 7 hours.

About 2 hours before serving, use a slotted spoon to remove most of the vegetables to a blender. Use a ladle to add some of the liquid from the crockpot to the blender. Puree the mixture and add back in to the crockpot. Repeat once or twice more as necessary (you can leave some of the pieces in the crockpot for effect).

Add approximately 1 cup of the half-and-half to the crockpot. Add the corn starch to the remaining half-and-half in the carton. Close the carton well and shake vigorously. Add the mixture to the crockpot. Continue to cook on HIGH for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Serve in bowls with a dollop of sour cream and chives sprinkled on the sour cream.

This recipe yields ?? servings.

Source:
Waldine Van Geffen on http://www.prodigy.net Food BB

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