This French Chestnut Soup is a creamy, wholesome winter comfort food. One of the things I love about visiting France in winter is the aroma of roasting chestnuts at every street corner. They inspired me to make this delicious French chestnut soup.
I start the soup by sautéing the onions before adding the chestnuts, water and rosemary. Then I simmer the soup base for 15 minutes before blending with a hand blender and adding milk. To make the garnish, I cook 8 whole chestnuts in butter. Just before serving bowls of this delicious soup, I gently place the chestnuts on top of each bowl to garnish.
To make the French Chestnut Soup, you will need the following ingredients:
Place a large soup pot over medium heat and heat the olive oil. Place the onion in the pot with a pinch of salt. Cook for 4 minutes until the onion softens.
Stir in the chopped chestnuts and sauté with the onion for about 2 minutes.
Pour in the water and add the rosemary. Bring to a boil, then add the bouillon cube and continue to simmer for 15 minutes.
Remove the pot from heat and blend until smooth using a hand blender.
Pour in the milk and return to the heat to cook for a further 5 minutes.
Season to taste with salt and ground black pepper.
Melt the butter in a small frying pan. Add the 8 chestnuts and cook in the melted butter for 5 minutes.
Serve garnished with the whole chestnuts.
This French Chestnut Soup is way easier to make than you’d expect and it tastes absolutely delicious. Creamy and velvety, you won’t want to make another soup this winter! If you try this, please come back to leave a comment to let me know what you think!
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