Asparagus Cream Soup

Long time ago, I coaxed my boyfriend and pleaded him to let me buy a blender. I promised to blend us various fruit juices and also to cook him asparagus cream soup as a reward. It is already almost 2 years since I acquired the blender of which it is kept in the cabinet, not frequently used and not even cook the asparagus soup a single time!

Today, I get a request from him to cook the asparagus cream soup out of a sudden when we were shopping at the vegetable stalls. It should be the various stalks of asparagus lying at the stalls that captured his attention. He remembered the promise I made!

I've tried quite a number of times cooking this soup a few years back at home but it was really not much appreciated by my family. Hence, it did made me hesitated for a while whether to comply and fulfill his wish. In the end, I decided to accept the challenge and grab a bunch of asparagus from the stall. He was pleased!

I managed to searched a few of recipes available online and decided on this recipe from this site. It is a clear step by step recipe in video format. It requires quite a number of steps like preparing the stock for the soup base, blending, stir fry and simmering, I am thankful that it is not difficult to follow the video recipe.

Outcome:

Overall, it tasted very good, though it was not as thick and as creamy as it should be. That was definitely my fault as I added more water half way through boiling the stock as I thought the portion might not be enough for the 2 of us. Besides, I also reduced the amount of cream that the recipe called for. Nevertheless, if follow strictly to the original recipe and with sufficient salt added to this soup, could almost match the standards of asparagus soup sold in Ikea! That was how we fell in love with asparagus soup when we tried this soup at Ikea a few years back.