German Asparagus Soup – Easy To Make

A home made soup such as the German asparagus soup is always better than a packaged one. This German recipe is easy and you can use either white or green asparagus for making this soup. Happy Cooking!

Ingredients German Asparagus Soup

1/4 liter water (the asparagus cooking water)
200 g fresh asparagus, green or white
30 g butter
1 tbsp flour
1/8 liter heavy cream
2 egg yolks (optional)
salt, nutmeg, pepper to taste
chopped chives
1 cube instant vegetable broth or 1 tbsp splash of white wine
– How to make Vegetable Broth –

Cooking Instructions German Asparagus Soup

• If you use white asparagus peel first, then cut off hard parts. Green asparagus: cut off the hard parts.
• Cut asparagus in pieces and cook in water until soft.
• In a pan melt butter, add flour. Whisk until butter and flour is combined (don’t let it become brown).
• Fill up with asparagus water, add the vegetable instant broth. Let cook for 10 min.
• Spice to taste, add heavy cream, white wine and if you use the egg yolks, don’t bring the soup anymore to  a boil.
• Sprinkle chopped chives on top.