Chestnut soup recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 whole cloves
• 2 lb cooked and chopped chestnuts
• ½ cup cognac
• 6 cups chicken stock
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt and pepper to taste
• ½ tsp thyme
• ½ cup heavy cream

1. Heat the butter in a soup pot.
2. Sauté the onion and garlic for 5 minutes.
3. Add the chestnuts and cook for another 5 minutes.
4. Stir in the cognac and simmer for 5 minutes.
5. Pour in the broth and add the bay leaf and bring to a boil.
6. Add the sugar, salt, pepper and thyme.
7. Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
8. Remove the pot from the stove and stir in the heavy cream.
9. Discard the bay leaf.
10. Transfer the soup to a blender and puree to a smooth consistency.