Cream Of Mushroom Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 1/2 lb mushroom, cleaned and thinly sliced
• 1/4 teaspoon basil
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 5 cups hot chicken stock
• 1/4 cup light cream (hot)
• 1/4 lemon, juice of
• 1 pinch celery seed
• 1 dash paprika
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat butter in saucepan. when hot, add onion, cover and cook 4 minutes over medium heat.
• 2 add mushrooms, spices and lemon juice: mix well. cover and cook 4 minutes over medium-high heat.
• 3 mix in flour and cook 1 minute, uncovered, over low heat.
• 4 pour in chicken stock and season. bring to boil. cook soup, uncovered for 12 minutes over medium heat.
• 5 puree soup with cream in food processor.
• 6 sprinkle with paprika and serve with croutons.