
JennyMac's Cream of Mushroom soup
1 T butter
2 garlic cloves
½ shallot
White pepper
Ground or fresh thyme
12 oz mushrooms, sliced
¼ c flour
2 cups chicken (or vegetable) stock
Croutons or crostini
In a medium pot over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon of butter. Chop two garlic cloves and ½ of a small shallot. Add to the pot stirring several times. Allow the heat to sweat the aromatics for several minutes. Add your mushrooms and stir. Saute until mushrooms begin to expel liquid and darken in color. At this point I added about 2 teaspoons of white pepper (it adds a LOT of kick so if kick is not your thing, add it in smaller increments) and a teaspoon of ground thyme. If you do not have white pepper or thyme, use smaller amounts of ground pepper, salt and other seasonings you like. If you want some great ideas about pairing flavors and food, I got the most amazing book for Christmas: The Flavor Bible.
Add 2 cups of stock and let simmer for about 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Using an immersion blender, place the blender in the pot and begin to puree the soup. If you do not have an immersion blender, you can use transfer the soup in portions to a blender or food processor. (You should also buy an immersion blender because they are incredibly handy. I use the Cuisinart. LOVE! One of my top ten kitchen gadgets.)
You can blend the soup completely to be perfectly smooth or you can puree only a portion to give it a smooth texture but still great pieces of mushroom.
Top with croutons or crostini. I also used a drizzle of white truffle oil. Delicious.
16 comments:
I love soup too - but pretty much only cream based soups (healthy, right)? My favorite right now is baked potato soup from Cooking Light. Easy recipe, less calories!
mmm....i could use a good cup of soup today...this sounds great
Yum! You do like to cook, don't you? and everything you make looks so good!
Looks great!
Oh, that looks yummo!
Cream of mushroom is some of my favorite.
This sounds great! I tried to find a good mushroom soup a couple of years ago and newer found one that I really liked. Will give it a try - maybe tomorrow. By chance, I bought mushrooms today! Happy weekend.
That sound like a great recipe!
My favorite is Buca di Beppo's 'Italian Wedding Soup'. I think they have a location in Alpharetta if you are around Georgia.
I love cream of broccoli soup but I never eat the veggie. Go figure.
This one is on my blog this week Jenny Mac! Thanks!!!!
Yummy! and what perfect timing when we are about to get hit with another snow storm with the possibility of being stuck inside again.
Thank you so much for posting this.
Mmmm. Good for you. Soup.
now i need an immersion blender AND white truffle oil
the recipe sounds delicious!
Oh my! I just raced to the grocery store this afternoon to buy fresh mushrooms and a shallot. It was worth the trip! The perfect thing to bring me back to life after that run...I was even nice enough to share with my neighbor, as I borrowed her immersion blender to complete...Added bonus, yoummy soup for lunch tomorrow!!
THANK YOU, from one soup lover to another!
mmmm...that looks delish! i LOVE cream of mushroom soup. and that recipe you have for warm sangria - divine!!!
glad i found your blog : ) i'm your newest follower.
until next time,
cailen
www.cailenascher.blogspot.com
I love your blog. :) Just made the soup. The 2 tsp white pepper are definitely not for the faint of heart (I might half it next time). Love the flavor of this recipe and will definitely be checking into the Flavor Bible you mentioned. Thanks for posting this!
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