Madeira Chestnut Soup – Chestnut Growers Inc

Ingredients

• 8 Tablespoons (1 stick unsalted butter)
• 4 cups whole chestnuts or 16 ounces of freeze dried chestnut ‘Slices’ – re-hydrated to 32 oz
• 1 large carrot, peeled and grated or sliced
• 1 large parsnip, peeled and sliced
• 1 cup chopped, peeled celery root (Approximately 1/4 of the whole root – store rest in refrigerator)
• 6 – 7 14ounce cans low sodium chicken broth
• 1 to2 cups water (depending on desired finished thickness)
• 1/2 cup Madeira wine
• 2 fresh parsley sprigs
• Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
• Salt and freshly ground pepper