Sylvia's Asparagus Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3 medium red potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1 onion, cut into large chunks
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 (14 ounce) cans asparagus, pieces drained and 1/2 cup juice from can reserved
• 2 cups half-and-half
• salt
• pepper
• cayenne pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 boil potatoes and onion in broth in large pot until potatoes are tender (about 30 minutes).
• 2 meanwhile, in small skillet, melt butter and saute garlic, do not brown. set aside.
• 3 when potatoes are tender, drain broth from potatoes and onions but reserve broth.
• 4 add butter, garlic, asparagus and reserved juice to potatoes and onions.
• 5 put in blender, in small batches, and add broth and half-and-half a little at a time. blend and pour back into pot through a strainer to remove fibrous part of asparagus.
• 6 season to taste. serve warm with crackers.