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Chestnut soup with piperiki ARAKYNTHOS

seasoned with thyme

Ingredients

800 gr cooked chestnuts boiled
2-3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 onions, peeled and finely chopped
4 cloves of garlic, melted
2 thyme sprigs + a little extra for serving
600 ml chicken broth homemade or ready-made
100 ml cream
400 gr piperiki ARAKYNTHOS
• Salt, black freshly ground pepper

Time: 1 hour | Servings: 4 | Degree of Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

In a saucepan and at low temperature, heat 2 tbsp. oil. Add the onion, garlic and thyme, season and saute for 6'-8', until they are softened without being coloured.

Pour the chestnuts (hold 1 small handful for serving), mix well with a spatula and add the broth. Simmer for 10 '. Stir in the cream and let the ingredients boil. Puree the soup in the saucepan using a stick blender or a simple food processor, pass it through a fine sieve and pour in ARAKYNTHOS piperiki, stirring gently to homogenize.

Cut the remaining chestnuts into pieces and roast them in a non-stick pan without using fats, until crisp. Let them cool down a bit.

Heat the soup, serve it, garnish with chestnuts, pour some oil and decorate with a few fresh thyme leaves.

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