I snagged this recipe from our
Noteworthy cookbook. I chose to half the recipe since there were only 3 of us eating. Below is the recipe verbatim.
The Recipe
This is a popular Nantucket recipe.
- 1 Spanish onion, minced
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 medium zucchini, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup slivered blanched almonds
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1/2 cup ground blanched almonds
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Amaretto
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- zucchini slices
- slivered almonds
In large kettle sauté onion in butter over medium heat until soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Add 2 zucchini and 1/2 cup slivered almonds. Cook, stirring constantly, until zucchini is barely tender. Add chicken broth' simmer uncovered 25 minutes or until mixture is reduced by one-third. Add ground almonds and simmer 10 minutes, stirring. Add remaining ingredients except zucchini slices and almonds. Cook over low heat until warmed through. Service soup in heated bowls. Garnish each serving with 1 or 2 paper-thin zucchini slices and several slivered almonds.
Serves: 6 to 8
Total time: ~60 minutes
Contains: almonds, milk
Substitutes
I and had to make a couple of substitutes since I was going off of what ingredients I already had.
- Walla Walla sweet onion instead of a Spanish onion
- Half and half instead of whipping cream.
Sentiments
Not bad, but not phenomenal either. We'll make it again, but I don't think it will be a "go-to" recipe for us. Almost a solid, Autumn-time soup.
The 8-year Old
"It looks gut-like, I guess. Like a stomach digesting stuff. Looks really gross, tastes really great."
The Dad
"Hmm. That's good. What all is in it?"
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| Saute onion in butter 4-5 minutes |
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| Thinly sliced zucchini |
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| Add zucchini and slivered almonds, stir until zucchini is tender |
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| Add chicken broth and simmer uncovered for 25 minutes |
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| I didn't have any ground almonds, so I used an old, clean coffee grinder |
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| Add ground almonds and simmer for 10 minutes |
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| Not the prettiest soup I've ever made |
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| The remaining ingredients |
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| Add remaining ingredients: brown sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, amaretto, and cream |
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