Celery cream soup à la Biljaaa

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 1 celery
• 1 onion(s)
• 1 apple
• 1 garlic clove(s)
• 150 ml sparkling wine (Cinzano Asti)
• 1 stock cube
• 250 ml milk
• 1 dashes lemon juice
• some butter
• n. B. water
• possibly milk for dilution
• Salt
• Sunflower oil

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 10 minutes

vegetarian

Peel the celery, onion, apple, and garlic clove. Dice the celery, apple, and onion and fry in a pan with sunflower oil. Deglaze with the sparkling wine and add enough water to reach about 1 cm above the boiling water. Add the stock cube, garlic clove, and salt and cook until softened. Purée everything with a hand blender until smooth. Stir in the milk, butter, and lemon juice, and season to taste. Thin with more milk to taste. Homemade butter croutons are a great accompaniment. Depending on the consistency, it can be enjoyed as a soup, sauce, or purée.