Mushroom soup
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| Mushroom soup | |
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| Servings: | Serves 4 |
| Ready in: | 1 hour 15 minutes |
| Prep. time: | 30 minutes |
| Cook time: | 45 minutes |
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This recipe is reproduced from the Chilli Lime Deli's newsletter, with the kind permission of owner, John Caffrey.
Ingredients
Ingredients
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- 25 g dried mushrooms
- 250 ml warm water
- 30ml olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 leeks finely chopped
- 2 shallots finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic finely chopped
- 8oz of fresh mushrooms chopped
- 1.2 litres vegetable stock
- ½ tablespoons dried thyme
- 150ml double cream
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Re-hydrate the dried mushrooms and keep the liquor for later.
- Heat the oil and butter in a large saucepan until it starts to foam. Add the leeks, garlic and shallots, and cook gently until soft but not coloured.
- Add the fresh mushrooms and cook until they start to soften. Add the stock and the soaking liquor, dried mushrooms, thyme and salt and pepper. Cook gently for about 30mins, stir occasionally.
- Pour about ¾ of the soup into a blender and blend until smooth, return back to the pan, add the cream, warm through.
Serving suggestions
Serve with crusty bread
Variations
Use beef stock instead of vegetable stock