Cream Of Mushroom Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb fresh mushrooms
• 1/4 lb fresh porcini mushroom (or 2 oz. dried)
• 1 quart chicken broth or 1 quart beef stock
• 3/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 7 tablespoons butter
• 5 tablespoons flour
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 cups light cream
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon salt
• freshly ground pepper (to taste)
• 4 tablespoons chablis or 4 tablespoons any dry wine
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 chop mushrooms, leaving 6 tops intact.
• 2 add 1 tbsp butter to pan; melt and add chopped onions and diced mushrooms.
• 3 sauté long enough to blend flavors.
• 4 add broth, 3 cups light cream, and bay leaf.
• 5 simmer for 30 minutes.
• 6 add wine, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
• 7 melt remaining 6 tbsp.
• 8 butter, add flour and make a light roux.
• 9 add roux to simmering soup while stirring constantly to avoid lumping.
• 10 simmer five minutes.
• 11 add heavy cream, freshly chopped parsley.
• 12 slice remaining 6 mushroom caps and sauté them slightly.
• 13 float a mushroom cap on top of each serving, together with freshly chopped parsley.