Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup.

Cream of (wild) mushroom soup is just one of the easiest things you can make. It is absolutely foolproof and doesn’t need any kind of fancy ingredients. Also it can be done in like 30 minutes, which definitely makes it something you will find yourself cooking more often.

Also it is great with any kind of mushroom, even with the so often underestimated button mushroom. But still, I prefer a mix of chanterelle and porcini mushrooms. Maybe with some shiitake.

Just find out which combination you like best!

Ingredients

1 pound of wild mushrooms like chanterelle, porcini or morels, roughly chopped

2 tbsp. olive oil

3 tbsp. butter

1 medium onion, chopped

1 small carrot, chopped

2 cloves of garlic, chopped

2 sprigs of thyme

1 bay leaf

2 quarts of chicken or vegetable stock

1/4 cup of sherry

1 cup of white wine

1 cup of cream

Heat the olive oil and butter in a big pot over medium to high heat. Add onion and carrot and sauté until soft. Add the mushrooms and garlic and continue to sauté for another 3 to 5 minutes. Deglaze pot with with sherry and add white wine, bay leaf, thyme and chicken or vegetable stock. Let the soup simmer for about 20 minutes, until all of the flavours come together. Puree with an immersion blender until smooth and add cream. Simmer for another 5 minutes and serve with some crème fraîche and fresh bread.