Mushroom Soup
I am going back to basics this week, with warming mushroom soup and white soda bread - honestly I couldn't ask for more. There is nothing like butter melting into warm white bread and tucking into a bowl of delicious soup. I leave some of the mushrooms intact and add them at the end giving the soup a bit more texture.
Serves 6:
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Melt half the butter and cook the onion and garlic gently for 5 minutes in a covered saucepan, without colouring. Add the diced potato and cook gently for 1 minute, stirring. Gradually add the stock, stirring all the time. Add half the mushrooms and parsley. Cover, bring to the boil and simmer gently for about 20-25 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Cool a little, then purée in a liquidiser.
In the remaining butter, sauté the remaining mushrooms for 5 minutes until they begin to brown, then add to the puréed soup. Simmer gently for 3 minutes. Stir in the cream and taste for seasoning. Serve garnished with chopped fresh parsley.
Serves 6:
- 25g butter
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
- I large potato, peeled and diced
- 700ml vegetable stock
- 250g button mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 75ml (3 fl oz) single cream
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
Melt half the butter and cook the onion and garlic gently for 5 minutes in a covered saucepan, without colouring. Add the diced potato and cook gently for 1 minute, stirring. Gradually add the stock, stirring all the time. Add half the mushrooms and parsley. Cover, bring to the boil and simmer gently for about 20-25 minutes until the vegetables are tender. Cool a little, then purée in a liquidiser.
In the remaining butter, sauté the remaining mushrooms for 5 minutes until they begin to brown, then add to the puréed soup. Simmer gently for 3 minutes. Stir in the cream and taste for seasoning. Serve garnished with chopped fresh parsley.
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