Mushroom Soup

May 2, 2020

Mushroom Soup

This is a rich and earthy soup, perfect for a small cup served as an appetizer or light lunch with a salad. It in no way resembles Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom; if that’s what you’re looking for.

Mushroom Soup

Course Appetizer, Lunch, Soup
Cuisine French, Italian
Keyword Cream, mushrooms

Ingredients

  • ½ ounce (14 gr) dried mushrooms 4 CHO
  • 1 lb. (454 gr) fresh mushrooms, brown and white 16 CHO
  • 1 cup (120 gr) yellow onion, chopped 6 CHO
  • 2 TBSP butter 0 CHO
  • 1/3 cup dry white wine 2 CHO
  • 4 cups chicken stock 0 CHO
  • Thyme or rosemary sprig 0 CHO
  • 1 cup cream divided 0 CHO
  • TOTAL CHO 28 CHO
  • TOTAL WEIGHT 1171 GRAMS
  • 28 CHO DIVIDED BY 1171 GRAMS = .023 CHO/GRAM
  • 1 CUP = 221 GRAMS (.023 CHO x 221 GRAMS) 5.08 CHO/CUP

Instructions

  1. Heat chicken stock just to simmering in a small saucepan. Remove from heat, add crumbled dried mushrooms and set aside.
  2. In a medium saucepan melt butter and add onion. Sauté over medium heat until onion translucent, about 5 minutes; without burning.
  3. Add sliced fresh mushroom to onions, along with salt, pepper and herb sprig. Cook down over medium/low heat for 20 minutes.
  4. Add chicken stock mixture to fresh mushrooms, bring to a boil, reduce heat and cover. Continue to gently simmer for 15 minutes.
  5. Remove from heat and let rest a bit before pureeing in 3 batches. Blend long enough (1 minute per batch) until the soup is smooth.
  6. Add ¾ cup cream, return to stove and gently heat; do not boil.
  7. Place 1 cup soup in each dish and garnish with 1 TBSP cream and fresh herbs.
  8. *Soup will last refrigerated for 2 – 3 days.

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