Cream of Mushrooms Soup

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The cream of mushrooms soup (Fig 1) is a very simple and fast recipe to prepare. The mushrooms will give the lovely velvety and unique flavor.

Ingredients:

500gr mixed mushrooms 

700 ml chicken or vegetable stock

250 gr diced potatoes

1 medium onion (or 2 shallots) 

1 clove of garlic

salt&pepper

1 spring pf parsley 

Preparation:

Step1:-start by cleaning the mushrooms with a damp cloth, remove the earth base of the steams

-slice them in order to preserve if possible the shape of the mushrooms (Fig3)

-peel the potatoes and cut them in small cubes (Fig 2) and finely slice or dice the onions (shallots)

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Step2:-add a splash of olive oil to a hot pan and throw a knob of butter.  

-add the onions (shallots), the garlic and let to brown gently for a couple of minutes

-now add the mushrooms and let it cook for about 10 min at medium heat before adding the potatoes. (Fig 4)

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! here I like using potatoes to thicken the soup, but often flour will do the same. That`s your call! 

Step3:-season slightly with salt&pepper and add the stock

-simmer for about 15 min until the potatoes are soft 

-remove from the heat and save some nice shaped mushrooms slices for decorating the soup later (Fig 5)

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Step4:-blend the soup (Fig 6)and finally add the cream and some chopped parsley.

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Serve hot with croutons, grated Parmesan and decorate with the mushrooms slices you saved.

In addition, to enhance the flavor add couple drops of truffle flavored oil.