Cream Puree Of Chestnuts Recipe

Ingredients for Cream Puree Of Chestnuts Recipe

• 1 quart chestnuts
• 1 quart white stock
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 1 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 sliced onion (Bermuda)
• 2 stalks chopped celery
• 1 pint cream
• 1 tablespoon butter
• salt
• 1 tablespoon mushroom ketchup

Instructions

1. Roast chestnuts and then shell them.
2. Put them in a saucepan and add white stock, celery salt, white pepper, onion, and celery.
3. Simmer until the chestnuts are very tender. Press first through a colander and then through a sieve.
4. Return the puree to the kettle and stir in a pint of cream and one tablespoon of butter; allow it just to reach the boiling point, seasoning with a teaspoon of salt and a tablespoon of mushroom ketchup.
5. Serve immediately with croutons.

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