Creamy Mushroom Soup

Name: Creamy Mushroom Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Butter: 4 tablespoons; Fresh mushrooms, sliced (button, portobello etc): 900 grams; Salt: Pinch⠀; Onion, diced: 1⠀; Plain, all-purpose flour: 1 tablespoon; Garlic, peeled: 2 cloves; Chicken/beef/vegetable broth: 4 cups⠀; Bay leaf: 2; Dried thyme/tarragon: 1/2 teaspoon; Black pepper, freshly ground: Pinch⠀; Heavy cream (optional): 1/2 cup⠀

by Irene's Cookery

6 Servings

1 hr 10 min

I love soup. I love making it, and eating it, and serving it to family and friends. Soup is basically love in a bowl.

And this, is one of my favourite soups of all time. I love the intensely earthy flavours in this smooth cream of mushroom soup – it’s a classic. Make the most of mushrooms with this comforting mushroom soup recipe made with cream, onions and garlic. Serve for lunch or as a starter with crusty bread.

The secret to this deep, rich soup is a long, slow carmelisation, the key to unlocking the mushroom’s magic. This is just pure essence of mushroom.

Pure mushroom magic

Have a cup of soup with me

Carmelising my mushrooms - I assure you it's worth the wait!

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Yield 6 Servings
Time spent: Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 60 Minutes Total time: 1 hr 10 min

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Ingredients

Butter: 4 tablespoons
Fresh mushrooms, sliced (button, portobello etc): 900 grams
Salt: Pinch⠀
Onion, diced: 1⠀
Plain, all-purpose flour: 1 tablespoon
Garlic, peeled: 2 cloves
Chicken/beef/vegetable broth: 4 cups⠀
Bay leaf: 2
Dried thyme/tarragon: 1/2 teaspoon
Black pepper, freshly ground: Pinch⠀
Heavy cream (optional): 1/2 cup⠀

Instructions

Melt butter in a pot over medium-high heat. Once butter has melted, add mushrooms with a pinch of salt, cooking until the mushrooms have released most of their juices, about 10 minutes. Then, reduce heat to low. Continue to cook, stirring often, until juices evaporate & the mushrooms are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Set aside a few mushroom slices for garnish later, if desired. ⠀
Mix onion into mushrooms and cook until onion is soft and translucent.
Add flour into mushroom mixture, stirring often to remove raw flour taste. Add bay leaves, thyme/tarragon, garlic cloves and stock. Bring to a simmer and cook uncovered for 30 minutes. ⠀
Remove bay leaves. Puree soup with a blender until smooth and thick.⠀If the soup is too thick for you, add some water/more stock to thin the soup to the desired level of thickness.⠀
Stir in cream if using.
Taste and adjust seasoning with salt and black pepper.⠀
Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with reserved mushroom slices.

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