Saturday, January 31, 2009


Cream of mushroom soup was the first soup I fell in love with as a child, of course i fell love with cream chicken soup too, but it's better. I'm going to try it, isn't it look nice,huh? Well, i found this recipe from website, let's we share

Ingredients

  • 1 pound regular white mushrooms, cleaned, quartered or sliced
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 Tbsp minced shallots
  • 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch dissolved in 1 Tbsp water
  • Minced parsley for garnish

    Method

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    1 In a food processor, coarsely chop mushrooms and lemon juice.

    2 Melt butter in (4-5 quart) sauce pan and lightly sauté shallots on medium heat. Add mushrooms, thyme and bay leaf, sauté over moderate heat for 10-15 minutes, or until the liquid that is released from the mushrooms disappears.

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    3 Add salt, pepper, cream and chicken stock and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.

    4 Add cornstarch and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Correct seasoning and add more lemon juice to taste.

    Serves 4. Serve sprinkled with a little parsley.


Adapted from a recipe byWolfgang Puck
http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/006133cream_of_mushroom_soup.php

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