Cream of Mushroom Soup
From lacrenshaw 16 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 4
From simplyrecipes.com, this is sooo much healthier than canned soup!
Ingredients
- 1 pound white button mushrooms, cleaned and quartered OR sliced shopping list
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice shopping list
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter shopping list
- 2 tablepoons shallots, minced shopping list
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme OR 1 teaspoon dried thyme shopping list
- 1/2 bay leaf shopping list
- 1 teaspoon salt shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper shopping list
- 2 cups heavy cream shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock shopping list
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon water shopping list
- parsley, minced for garnish shopping list
How to make it
- Coarsely chop mushrooms with lemon juice in food processor.
- Melt butter in a large saucepan (4-5 quart).
- Saute shallots slightly on medium heat.
- Add mushrooms, thyme and bay leaf.
- Saute over moderate heat for 10 to 15 minutes OR until the liquid from the mushrooms disappears.
- Add salt, pepper, cream and chicken stock.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add cornstarch and simmer for 10 minutes more, stirring constantly.
- Correct for seasoning.
- Add more lemon juice to taste.
- Garnish with parsley, if desired.
The Rating
Reviewed by 9 people-
I've got dinner plans for this, Thinki'n about adding chicken and potatos to the mix.
I'll let you know how it is :)
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mrcooksalot
in Denver loved it
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Another wounderful soup. Will try them all, love soup. Thanks
dragonwings647
in Duchesne loved it
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I like the addition of lemon thank you for posting.
Added to the group Fungus Among Us
Five forks and a smile:)
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