Cream of Mushroom Soup Recipe
For this recipe, you need just a handful of ingredients you can find in any supermarket.
Ingredients
- Champignon mushrooms - 2.6 lbs. 1.2 kg, caps and stems, sliced or chopped
- Butter - 1.7 oz. 50 grams
- Heavy cream - 18 oz. 500 grams
- Onions - 2-3 medium or small ones chopped
- Garlic cloves - 4-5 minced
- Vegetable broth/chicken broth/water - 67 fluid oz. 2 liters
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Parsley/dill - 1 tbs chopped
- Thyme sweet paprika powder to taste
- Grated Parmesan cheese - 3.5 oz. 100 grams
- OPTIONAL: 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- OPTIONAL: 2 medium potatoes peeled, washed, and chopped
Instructions
- Wash the mushrooms in cold water; [mv_img id="54"]
- Separate the caps from the stems and slice everything; put the mushrooms in a bowl;
- Remove the skin on the onions and chop them; put them in a bowl;
- Remove the skin on the garlic cloves and mince them; put them in another bowl.
- Turn on the stove on low heat.
- Put the pot on the stove, add the butter and stir until melted but not burnt;
- Add the chopped onions in the pot and stir until they get translucent;
- Add the garlic and the mushrooms and stir constantly to sauté everything for 5-10 minutes, or until the mushrooms are moist and left plenty of water in the pot; [mv_img id="55"]
- Add the salt, pepper, and herbs/spices to taste;
- Add the vegetable/chicken broth or water and stir; * OPTIONAL: If you use potatoes, put them in the pot at this moment.
- Let the mushroom soup boil for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms and/or potatoes are soft; [mv_img id="56"]
- Turn off the stove and let the mushroom soup chill for 5 minutes;
- Slowly pour in the heavy cream and stir with a spoon until incorporated;
- Add the grated parmesan and keep stirring;
- With the blender stick on slow-to-medium speed, pasteurize the broth into a creamy mushroom soup;
- Taste the cream and add more salt, pepper, or spices until you get the taste you prefer;
- Put the soup in bowls and decorate with a few slices of fried mushrooms, a few parsley/dill fresh leaves, and a sprinkle of sweet paprika powder.