Recipe Category: Soup
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Ingredients
- 3 to 4 tablespoons (42 to 56 g) butter
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 can (14 ounces, or 400 g) quartered artichoke hearts, drained
- 4 cups (0.9 L) chicken broth, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon guar or xanthan
- 1 cup (240 ml) half-and-half
- juice of 1/2 lemon.
- salt
- pepper.
Method
- Drain the artichoke hearts and trim off any tough bits of leaf that got left on
- Put the artichoke hearts in a food processor with the S-blade in position
- Add 1/2 cup (120 ml) of the chicken broth and the guar gum and process until the artichokes are a fine puree
- Scrape the artichoke mixture into a saucepan, add the remaining chicken broth, and set over medium-high heat to simmer
- When the onion and celery are soft, stir them into the artichoke mixture
- When it comes to a simmer, whisk in the half-and-half
- Bring it back to a simmer, squeeze in the lemon juice, and stir again
- Add salt and pepper to taste
- You can serve this immediately, hot, or in summer you can serve it chilled
Makes 6 servings
- Each with 10 grams of carbohydrates and 3 grams of fiber, for a total of 7 grams of usable carbs and 4 grams of protein
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