Majesty’s Chicken and Almond Soup

This luxurious soup captures the essence of chicken and delicately teams it with almonds. Puree à la reine is traditionally a luxury soup because it contains cooked chicken breasts worked to a fine puree. At one time this meant hours bent over a mortar and pestle, but a blender or food processor works almost as well in about one-fiftieth of the time.

In my home library, I have recipes for puree à la reine that date back to the 17th century. The recipes change little ov