Low Carb Creamy Fennel Soup. I have had people email me asking about doing more actual soup recipes. I have made a million soups over my lifetime and it seems to me it is so easy to follow my Cream Of Anything Soup recipe and do your own thing, but this particular cream of fennel soup might be a bit more difficult to come up with on your own, so here it is. It is unbelievably tasty, actually easier to make than you might think, and even better the next day.
This low carb creamy fennel soup is absolutely a complete meal when served with a salad. The fat content is not for the faint of heart, I believe all the fats I use are extremely healthy, I don’t care about calories, and remember, high fat content is high on the satiety level.
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- 4 Fennel Bulbs
- 1 Large Yellow Onion Chopped
- 2 Large Leeks Cleaned & Chopped
- ½ C Oil Or Butter (I Use Lard As Butter Can Tend To Burn)
- 1 C White Wine (Dry)
- 2 T Chicken Base
- ¼ t Ground Coriander
- ¼ t Ground Anise Seeds (Not Pods)
- ¼ t Ground Cardamom
- ¼ t Nutmeg Or Mace
- ⅛ t Ground Cloves
- 6 C Water
- 2 C 40% Heavy Cream
- 8 T Melted Butter
- 8 T Sour Cream
- 8 t Fresh Chives (Of Course Dried Works As Well And What I Used Because I Forgot To Buy Fresh)
- Salt & Pepper To Taste
- Cut off tops & bottoms of bulbs and chop into ¾” pieces.
- Heat oil in large pan to medium low & add fennel, onion, leeks and stir to mix. Cook for 20-25 minutes, stirring often and cook until all vegetables are soft & mushy.
- Mix in coriander, cardamom, clove, and anise.
- Add wine and simmer 3-4 minutes or until reduced by ½.
- Add water, chicken base, and heat.
- Take off heat and using either an emersion blender (best) or your blender (which you will need to do in batches) process until mostly smooth and I left mine just a bit chunky. Taste for salt and add more if necessary.
- Blend in heavy cream.
- Ladle into bowls, drizzle on butter, add sour cream and top with chives.
- 8 Servings
- 559 Calories, 2.2g Protein, 38.8g Fat, 12.8g Carbs, 4.1g Fiber, 8.7g Net Carbs
- I didn’t do it but if you want to add a little protein you could sprinkle a little bacon on top or...add one of my many salads that already call for bacon.
- Leave off the sour cream to make it paleo.