【Materials】 (For 2 people)
Chestnuts…100grams (peeled)
Leftover water from boiled chestnut…200cc
Onion…60 grams
Butter…10 grams
Soy milk…200cc
Salt Koji…1 teaspoon
Cane sugar…2 teaspoons
Honey…1 teaspoon
Salt…Appropriate amount                                                                                                                    Italian parsley...Appropriate amount

Chestnut potage

【How to make】
①Soak chestnuts in hot water and peel off the outer shell and the inner skin.
②Boil ① in boiling water until soft. Save the cooking water. Set aside some boiled chestnuts for decoration.
③Thinly slice the onion.
④Heat butter in a frying pan over medium heat and fry ③ until it is just about to turn color.
⑤Combine ②, the cooking water, soy milk, and ④ and blend until smooth in a mixer or blender. Put in a pot over medium heat, add salt koji, cane sugar, honey, and finally season with salt.
⑥Pour ⑤ into a bowl and garnish with the chestnuts from ② and parsley.

【Points】
I made this without using bouillon to bring out the flavor of the chestnuts. I added umami seasonings such as butter and salt koji to add depth to the flavor. Depending on the sweetness of the chestnuts, you can adjust the amount of seasonings.

                                                            by  Masako Yoshimura(Culinary expert,Registered dietician)