Asparagus Soup With Sour Cream

We have only the time allotted by God, and none of us knows when it will run out. Every Christian life runs by His divine timetable and against His divine clock. We do not know how long He will hold open the door of a given opportunity or of our entire time of service. “Be careful how you walk,” Paul counsels, “not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil” (Eph. 5:16). God gives us many things without limit – His love, His grace, and many others. But His gift of time is strictly measured.

John MacArthur

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy		Mike01	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	T	Sweet butter
1		Onion, diced
1		Leek, white only washed
		diced
1		Bay leaf
1/2	t	Dry thyme
2	qt	Chicken stock
2	lb	Fresh pencil asparagus, top
		2" cut off
		Steamed, and reserved for
		garnish
1/2	c	Heavy cream
1/2	c	Sour cream

INSTRUCTIONS

Melt butter in soup pot. Add onion, leeks, salt, and pepper and sweat
for 5 minutes. In cheesecloth combine bay leaf and thyme and tie to
form sachet. Add sachet of herbs to vegetables. Have stock simmering
in saucepan. Add hot stock to vegetables, bring to the boil, reduce,
and simmer for 20 minutes. Add asparagus bottoms, and continue to
simmer for 10 minutes. Remove sachet of herbs. With immersion  blender,
puree soup (or puree in batches in a standing blender).  Carefully
strain soup through fine sieve. Return strained soup to the  pot and
reboil. Add cream and heat through, but do not boil. Serve  immediately
with hot asparagus tips strewn in as garnish. Finish with  a dollop of
sour cream. This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.  Comments: Please note
that this soup may be chilled and served cold.  Recipe Source: MICHAELS
PLACE with Michael Lomonaco From the TV FOOD  NETWORK - (Show # ML-1C04
broadcast 04-10-1998) Downloaded from their  Web-Site -
http://www.foodtv.com  Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR
MAD -  jpmd44a@prodigy.com -or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net  04-13-1998
Recipe by: Michael Lomonaco  Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 243 Calories From Fat: 142 Total Fat: 16g Cholesterol: 47.4mg Sodium: 481.4mg Potassium: 408.9mg Carbohydrates: 15.8g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 6.1g Protein: 9.2g