Cut outer leaves of the sprouts set aside. Take sprouts, cut them into halves. Roughly chop the onions and crush the garlic. In a large pot melt 1 tablespoon of the butter, saute onions, garlic and the halved sprouts until the onions becomes soft but not burned.
When the onions are soft add the cream and the vegetable stock, bring to a soft boil, then immediately slowly simmer for about 15 to 20 minutes. Add the pepper. Take the soup of the heat and cool down enough to put into a blender. Blitz into a smooth soup. Add more stock if you like a thinner soup.
In a pan with the other tablespoon of butter make croutons, remove from pan. Wash the set aside outer leaves of the sprouts and cook in the pan without adding any extra fat, they should just crisp and start to brown. Cut the chilli, remove seeds, then slice it very finely into pieces. Garnish the soup with the chilli, leaves and croutons. If you want to you can add nutmeg and cheese.
