{"id":12103,"date":"2013-03-10T19:30:30","date_gmt":"2013-03-11T02:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12103"},"modified":"2013-12-02T19:42:06","modified_gmt":"2013-12-03T02:42:06","slug":"asparagus-soup-with-saffron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12103","title":{"rendered":"Asparagus Soup with Saffron"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/aspsoup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-12104\" alt=\"aspsoup\" src=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/aspsoup.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/aspsoup.jpg 800w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/aspsoup-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/aspsoup-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><\/a>4 1\/2-5 C. vegetable stock<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>1\/4 tsp. saffron threads<\/p>\n<p>3 1\/2-4 lbs. asparagus<\/p>\n<p>4 T. unsalted butter<\/p>\n<p>1 large russet potato<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 C. heavy cream or milk, optional<\/p>\n<p>Salt and pepper<\/p>\n<p>1\/4 C. fresh flat-leaf parsley<\/p>\n<p>1 1\/2 C. small croutons, optional<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In small saucepan, bring 1\/2 C. stock to boil over high heat. Add crushed saffron; remove from heat and let steep for 15 minutes. Trim off tough stem ends from asparagus, and then cut each spear into 2-inch lengths. In large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add asparagus pieces and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add potato (peeled and diced), saffron infusion and 4 C. stock. Bring to gentle boil over medium heat; reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until asparagus and potato are very soft, 30-40 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth. Return puree to pan; heat gently to serving temperature. Add cream or milk (if using) and season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper. Add remaining 1\/2 C. stock if soup is too thick. Ladle soup into warmed bowls. Top each serving with equal amount of chopped parsley and croutons (each about 1\/2 inch square), if desired. Serve at once.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yield:<\/p>\n<p>Calories:<\/p>\n<p>Fat:<\/p>\n<p>Fiber:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4 1\/2-5 C. vegetable stock 1\/4 tsp. saffron threads 3 1\/2-4 lbs. asparagus 4 T. unsalted butter 1 large russet potato 1\/2 C. heavy cream or milk, optional Salt and pepper 1\/4 C. fresh flat-leaf parsley 1 1\/2 C. small croutons, optional &nbsp; In small saucepan, bring 1\/2 C. stock to boil over high heat. Add crushed saffron; remove from heat and let steep for 15 minutes. Trim off tough stem ends from asparagus, and then cut each spear into&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/?p=12103\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-soups-stews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12103"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12105,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12103\/revisions\/12105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcgirl.net\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}