Cream Of Portabella Soup Food

CREAMY PORTOBELLO SOUP

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a pot over medium-high heat and cook until lightly browned. Add the ham and cook until slightly browned, about 3 minutes. Remove the ham with a slotted spoon to a plate. Add 1/2 tablespoon butter, 1 cup leeks, and salt and pepper to taste. Cook 4 minutes, then add to the plate; set aside.
• Add the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons butter, leeks, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste to the pot; cook until wilted, about 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook 3 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons sherry, if using, scraping up any browned bits, and cook until evaporated. Add the broth and 2 cups water. Cover and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until the mushrooms are tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Puree the soup in batches in a blender until smooth, cracking the lid to let steam escape. Return to the pot, whisk in the half-and-half and bring just to a boil. Stir in three-quarters of the ham-leek mixture, the remaining 1 tablespoon sherry, if using, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve topped with the remaining ham and leeks.

PORTABELLA MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the leeks and onions in butter in a large pot over medium heat, stirring constantly, until tender; about 2-3 minutes.
• Lower heat, add the mushrooms, and cook about 10 minutes longer, covered, stirring occasionally.
• Raise heat to medium, stir in the flour, and cook for 2-3 minutes, then add the thyme, bay leaf, broth, salt, sugar, and pepper.
• Simmer, partially covered, for about 10 minutes.
• Cool the soup slightly; discard the bay leaf; then puree the soup in batches in a blender or food processor.
• Return the pureed soup to the pan and add the cream.
• Cook over low heat until just heated through, but do not boil.
• Adjust seasonings if necessary, and serve garnished with parsley.

CREAM OF PORTABELLA SOUP

Steps:

• Melt half the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, onion, and celery. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is soft. Dice the mushrooms. Add half of the diced mushroom to the saucepan. Set the remaining diced mushroom aside. Stir the vegetables in the saucepan frequently until they are soft, about 5 more minutes. Add the sherry to the saucepan and remove it from the heat. Let cool slightly then transfer the soup to a food processor or blender (or use a hand blender). Add 1/2 cup of the half and half. Puree until smooth. Return the soup to the saucepan. Add the remaining half and half, reserved mushrooms, and remaining butter. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are tender, about 6-7 minutes. Do not let the soup boil. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve hot.

CREAM OF PORTABELLA SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan sauté garlic, onion and celery in 1 tablespoon of butter for about 5 minutes. Slice 1/2 mushroom in bite-size pieces and set aside.
• Dice the rest of the mushrooms and add to sautéing vegetables.
• Cook until all of the vegetables are soft, about 5-8 more minutes. Add sherry, stir and remove from the heat. With a handheld blender (or you can use a food processor), purée vegetables until smooth.
• If you need to, add some of the half and half to aid in blending.
• Return to stove, add the rest of the half and half, the sliced mushrooms and the last tablespoon of butter.
• Heat until sliced mushrooms are cooked, about 5-8 minutes, taste, adding salt and pepper if needed, and serve. Enjoy!

CREAMY MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute the shiitake mushrooms, portobello mushrooms, and shallots for about 5 minutes, or until soft. Mix in the flour until smooth. Gradually stir in the chicken broth. Cook, stirring, 5 minutes, or until thick and bubbly.
• Stir in the half-and-half, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle with cinnamon. Heat through, but do not boil.

SHERRIED CREAM OF PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Quarter and thinly slice mushrooms and chop onion. In a heavy saucepan cook mushrooms and onion in butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until softened and any liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated. Add water and cream and simmer 15 minutes. In a blender purée half of mixture (use caution when blending hot liquids) and stir purée, Sherry, and salt and pepper to taste into mixture remaining in pan. Heat soup until hot and stir in chives.