Asparagus Soup with Caramelized Leeks

Preparation info
  • Makes 7 cups 1.75 l ) ;

    6

    first-course servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Soup: A Way of Life

By Barbara Kafka

Published 1998

  • About

One spring day, I was at Paul Levy’s house outside of Oxford. He and his Aga were making a wonderful soup base from his wintered-over leeks and plentiful supply of asparagus. I promptly stole the notion and made this soup with it. The vegetarian Asparagus Stock base is best made ahead, as it takes quite a long time. I make this base after I have cooked a lot of asparagus for a feast. It can be use