Cream of Fiddlehead Soup recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
½ large onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
6 cups chicken stock, divided
2 cups chopped fiddlehead ferns
1 carrot, diced
1 potato, diced
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Nutrition Info

339.3 calories
carbohydrate: 11.9 g
cholesterol: 104.5 mg
fat: 30.2 g
fiber: 1.1 g
protein: 7.4 g
saturatedFat: 18.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 787.1 mg
sugar: 1.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat until foamy, about 1 minute. Stir in onion and garlic, cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.

  2. Pour 4 cups chicken stock into the onion mixture, and bring to a full boil, stir in fiddleheads, carrot, and potato. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.

  3. Blend soup until smooth with a hand blender. Stir in cream, cook and stir until heated through, about 5 minutes. Taste soup, and stir in Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce. If you prefer a thinner soup, add additional chicken stock up to 2 cups. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with Cheddar cheese.

Recipe Yield

8 cups

Recipe Note

Early spring in New Brunswick is fiddlehead season. They grow wild in swampy areas and are only available for a short time. This recipe is one of the best soups I have ever made and always gets rave reviews.

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