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Chestnut Soup from Holiday Issue (post #68741)

favorablyimpressed on Sat, 01/02/2010 - 09:54
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Has anyone tried this recipe, Chestnut Soup with Crisp Prosciutto, pg. 18 of #102? I'm planning to make it for our Christmas in January dinner party. I bought 3 lbs. of chestnuts from Portugal and I'm not sure how long they'll last. Do you think I could prepare the soup now and freeze it successfully. It contains 2 tablespoons of butter and 2 tablespoons of oil.

Will I get used to this new format? Sheesh!

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yes, i made it. the nut part (post #68741, reply #1 of 2)

by oMgdJtRi5B in reply to favorablyimpressed [original] on Sat, 01/02/2010 - 14:47

yes, i made it. the nut part is very labor intensive so i made it again using steamed packaged chestnuts and it was just as excellent, only th color was more brown. i tried very hard to shell the nuts so that the soup would be as white as the photo in recipe but it was practically impossible. if you make it try the ready steamed chestnuts. and the proscuitto is really key! ps i dont like thyme so i made a batch without it, and it was good too (thyme tasted too thanksgiving-y to me).

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Thanks for the suggestion of (post #68741, reply #2 of 2)

by favorablyimpressed in reply to oMgdJtRi5B [original] on Mon, 01/04/2010 - 07:13

Thanks for the suggestion of using steamed chestnuts. I've never heard of them. I'll definitely look for them at Whole Foods.