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Chestnut soup with cognac cream

3 tbsp Unsalted butter
2 tbsp Olive oil
1 Celery stalk, diced
1 Large carrot, peeled and diced
1 Large leek, white and pale green part only, diced
½ tsp Dried thyme
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6 cups Chicken stock (Quicktime Movie Player recommended)
3 cups Chestnut puree (canned)
4 tbsp Cognac
½ cup Whipping cream
4 tsp Cognac
¼ tsp Salt

Add butter & olive oil to a large soup pot over a medium high heat and add the celery, carrot, leek & dried thyme. Sauté for about 7 minutes.
Add the first 4 tbsp of cognac and sauté for 5 minutes longer.
Add the stock and chestnut puree and simmer for 20 minutes. Puree the soup, cover and set aside.
Whisk the whipping cream, 4 tsp of cognac and salt together in a mixing bowl until the cream thickens.
Ladle the soup into bowls and top with a dollop of the cognac cream

Serves 6

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