Mushroom Soup
From sitbynellie 16 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This is a lovely flavoursome soup, which looks quite elegant and is a relatively stress-free recipe for a dinner party. I served it as a first course last Christmas Day and it was a hit. (Couldn't have any myself because of my lactose problem but I always have some me-friendly soup stashed in the freezer! Read more So I had Puy Lentil Soup with Bacon and it was lovely) . See less
Ingredients
- 1 oz. butter shopping list
- 2 tablespoons flour shopping list
- 1 1/2 pints of milk shopping list
- salt and pepper shopping list
- Dried nutmeg shopping list
- Another 1 1/2 oz. butter shopping list
- 12 oz. mushrooms, chopped up very finely (I use the food processor - same for the parsley etc.) shopping list
- Some finely chopped garlic - I put in 2 cloves but to your taste really. Actually I cheated and used the ready chopped 'Lazy' garlic from a jar! shopping list
- A large bunch of curly parsley, chopped finely shopping list
- Some more salt and pepper shopping list
- A glass of sherry (optional) shopping list
- 8 fl. oz. chicken stock shopping list
- single cream to finish shopping list
- A little parsley to garnish shopping list
How to make it
- In a saucepan, melt the butter.
- Add the flour and stir well in.
- Cook gently for a few minutes. Don't let it brown.
- Gradually add the milk - stir really fast until you have a smooth bechamel.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add a sprinkle of nutmeg.
- Cook the bechamel very gently for about 15 minutes. Stir frequently.
- During this time, in a separate pot, melt the other measure of butter.
- Add the mushrooms.
- Cook them very gently for about 10 minutes.
- Add the garlic, the parsley and some more salt and pepper.
- You can add a glass of sherry at this stage if you like it.
- After 2-3 minutes, pour in the bechamel and the chicken stock.
- Let it heat through thoroughly. If the soup is too thick you can add more stock or milk.
- When serving, swirl a little cream on top and garnish with a wee sprig of parsley.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Oh how wonderful - mushroom soup, a good one is my favorite! Thanks for the great post - can't wait to try it out! High 5
valinkenmore
in Malott loved it
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Elegant mushroom soup with all thhe fantastic flavor combo thanks high5
momo_55grandma
in Mountianview loved it
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I love mushroom soup but have never made it, so I'll be trying this out very soon. Thanks & 5 forks
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