Creamy Chestnut And Chicken Stock Soup

Ingredients

• 1 quart chestnuts (Spanish preferred)
• 1 pint chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• salt and paprika to taste
• 1 tablespoon butter (optional)

Method

1. 1 Cover chestnuts with boiling salted water and cook until very soft.
2. 2 Rub the cooked chestnuts through a coarse sieve into a pot.
3. 3 Add chicken stock (or milk with butter), sugar, salt, and paprika.
4. 4 Thicken with flour blended with water, then simmer for five minutes.
5. 5 Serve immediately.