It's late autumn and therefore high time for this velvety chestnut cream soup

Created: 11/08/2022, 10:00 am

By: Sandra Keck

We'd love to eat this soup!

You can find the recipe for a chestnut cream soup here.

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If life turns you down, go collect (edible) chestnuts

i love autumn

It's not just the fact that my birthday is in this time of year that makes this quarter special for me, but also the landscape.

I like the brightly colored leaves on the trees and even when they are lying on the ground they do not lose their charm.

Let's be honest, whether you're a child or an adult, who doesn't enjoy walking through leaves that have been blown together?

Appropriately, I recently stumbled across this saying: The reflex to pick up chestnuts is not lost even in old age.

I had to think first, then smile and finally agree.

Yes, even when I'm over 30, I still take chestnuts home with me if I find any.

Why?

Legitimate question: I no longer make chestnut men and I'm not the big decoration queen either.

Most of the time they end up in the bin.

But no matter: they gave me a lot of pleasure collecting them, reminded me of my childhood and last but not least, collecting chestnuts is crowned with greater success than looking for mushrooms in the forest.

And because I want to share this joy with you, I brought you a recipe for chestnut cream soup today (although you probably won't be able to use the chestnuts you've collected).

That's how it's done:

You only need a few ingredients:

• Chestnut Cream Soup:

• 100 grams of butter

• 150 g onions, diced

• 1 garlic clove, chopped

• 400 g chestnuts, boiled and diced

• 1 tsp thyme, chopped

• 750 ml vegetable stock

• 350 ml cream

• 1.5 tsp salt

• 1 tsp pepper

• Topping:

• 1 tbsp cooking oil

• 100 g chestnuts, cooked and sliced

• thyme, to taste

This is how quickly you prepare the soup:

• For the chestnut cream soup: Melt the

  butter in a saucepan.

  Sauté the onion and garlic in it until translucent.

  Add the chestnuts and thyme and fry briefly.

  Deglaze with vegetable stock and whipped cream.

  salt and pepper.

  Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

  Finely puree with a hand blender and set aside.

• For the topping:

  Fry the chestnuts in a pan with cooking oil until they get a nice brown colour.

  Remove and drain on some kitchen paper.

• Divide the chestnut cream soup into bowls and serve sprinkled with topping and thyme.

• Zack - done!

This recipe must not be missing in autumn: chestnut cream soup.

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The difference between horse chestnuts and chestnuts

The horse chestnuts described at the beginning, which people like to collect in autumn in this country, are of course not edible.

Luckily, they have delicious relatives who are perfect for our delicious soup recipe.

So that you take the right nuts home with you on your next walk, we have a little guide for you here.

horse chestnuts:

The horse chestnut itself is

and the spines of the pod are

.

In addition, the horse chestnut grows much more frequently in Germany, so the chances of finding this nut are higher.

The common horse chestnut is great for crafting chestnut men, but not for eating.

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Incidentally, horse chestnuts are not edible, but they can be useful in the household: this type of chestnut can 

replace

The fruits contain many so-called saponins, which foam up when water is added.

Perfect for your colored or dark laundry.

chestnuts:

Chestnuts not only differ in appearance from ordinary horse chestnuts, but also in taste.

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The popular chestnuts are a special breed of sweet chestnuts.

They taste

and can be used in various autumnal dishes.

Unfortunately, they don't grow that often here, but if you do find them, pay attention to the shape of the nut.

Chestnuts are rather

, sometimes

.

They also have a

at the tip .

The fruiting body also differs significantly from the horse chestnut: the thorns are long and bushy.

If you are still looking for a suitable dessert, we have something for you.

This sunken pear cake is quick to make and simply THE perfect fall cake.

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