Cream Of Mushroom Soup
From notyourmomma 17 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 8
I love this soup and make it often. There are four kinds of mushrooms, chopped artichokes, shallots, thyme, stock and cream. What could be better than that? It is so easy and the flavor beats the can every time.
Ingredients
- 1 lb. of white button mushrooms shopping list
- 1 lb. of crimini mushrooms (baby bellas) shopping list
- 1 oz. of dried shitake mushrooms (in produce dept.) shopping list
- 1 oz. container of dried imported Polish mushrooms(in the canned veggie department at my local super??) shopping list
- 3 large shallots, minced shopping list
- 4 tablespoons of butter shopping list
- 1/4 cup of flour shopping list
- 1/3 cup of vermouth (white) shopping list
- 1 package of frozen artichoke hearts, defrosted and chopped shopping list
- 6 sprigs of fresh thyme shopping list
- a pinch (I mean a little pinch) of powdered sage shopping list
- 1/2 teapoon of salt shopping list
- 8 to 9 grinds of fresh ground black pepper shopping list
- 5 to 6 passes of fresh nutmeg on a microplane shopping list
- 24 ounces of chicken stock shopping list
- 8 ounces of heavy cream or half and half shopping list
- (In a pinch I've used a can of evaporated milk) shopping list
- Do not use buttermilk or skim milk, it will curdle and separate) shopping list
How to make it
- Slice the mushrooms. Heat some of the stock and soak the dried mushrooms at least 10 minutes to soften. Remove tough stems and dice.
- ***When I first started at Rollande et Pierre, the chef came by and dropped 30 lbs. of mushrooms on my station and said, "I need these sliced as soon as possible for our marinated mushrooms" It took me almost 4 hours. When I left the restaurant 3 years later, I could "get 'er done" in under an hour and keep up with all my salad and appetizer service. All it took was lots and lots of practice with a very sharp knife.*****
- Melt the butter in a very large saute pan, add the shallots and mushrooms and cook over med-high heat until the liquid is released, and reduced. Add more butter if it dries up to much. Sprinkle with flour and toast the flour over the heat until the raw taste is removed.
- Add the vermouth, artichokes, thyme and seasonings.
- Stir and cook to thicken the mushroom base slightly.
- Add stock and cream and cook another 30 minutes over low-medium heat to thicken and reduce slightly.
- Fish out the woody stems of the thyme before you serve this wonderful fragrant woodsy soup.
The Rating
Reviewed by 11 people-
Ok just had a delicious bowl of this soup. It was a five for sure. I made one little addition and added 2 minced cloves of garlic. It was the best homemade mushroom soup I have ever had. Thanks for sharing this.
glennk
in Dalmeny loved it
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Mushroom soup has to be one of my favorite soups of all time. The addition of dried mushrooms to me adds a more earthy tone to the soup stock an I always include them in mine.
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in loved it
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sounds awesome going to try it today :)
glennk
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