Beef soup with asparagus

2 servings

45 minutes

The recipe is taken from the book by A. Piruzyan "Armenian Culinary Arts" (1960).

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 226.8
• Proteins: 14.6g
• Fats: 13g
• Carbohydrates: 13.8g

Ingredients

• Beef: 125 g
• Asparagus: 150 g
• Onion: 25 g
• Melted butter: 10 g
• Potato: 100 g
• Wheat flour: 3 g
• Saffron: 0 g
• Salt: to taste
• Parsley: to taste

Cooking steps

1. Clean the asparagus from the hard stems.

   Required ingredients:

   • Asparagus: 150 g

2. Cut into pieces, rinse, boil in salted water, and drain in a colander.

   Required ingredients:

   • Beef: 125 g
   • Salt:  to taste

3. In hot strained beef broth, add diced potatoes and finely chopped onions sautéed in oil, and cook on low heat until the potatoes are done.

   Required ingredients:

   • Beef: 125 g
   • Potato: 100 g
   • Onion: 25 g
   • Melted butter: 10 g

4. After that, add boiled asparagus, roasted flour diluted with broth to the soup, and bring to a boil.

   Required ingredients:

   • Asparagus: 150 g
   • Wheat flour: 3 g

5. Prepare a saffron infusion. Place saffron in a glass, pour boiling water (1/2 glass), cover with a lid and place in a warm place for 2 hours, then strain. The infusion should be dark brown in color and aromatic in smell.

   Required ingredients:

   • Saffron: 0 g

6. 5 minutes before serving, pour saffron infusion into the soup.

   Required ingredients:

   • Saffron: 0 g

7. Serve the soup sprinkled with parsley.

   Required ingredients:

   • Parsley:  to taste