Winterthurs Clear Mushroom Soup Food

MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large saucepan and cook the onions and garlic until soft but not browned, about 8-10 mins.
• Add the mushrooms and cook over a high heat for another 3 mins until softened. Sprinkle over the flour and stir to combine. Pour in the chicken stock, bring the mixture to the boil, then add the bay leaf and simmer for another 10 mins.
• Remove and discard the bay leaf, then remove the mushroom mixture from the heat and blitz using a hand blender until smooth. Gently reheat the soup and stir through the cream (or, you could freeze the soup at this stage - simply stir through the cream when heating). Scatter over the parsley, if you like, and serve.

CREAM OF WILD MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Clean the mushrooms by wiping them with a dry paper towel. Don't wash them! Separate the stems, trim off any bad parts, and coarsely chop the stems. Slice the mushroom caps 1/4-inch thick and, if they are big, cut them into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
• To make the stock, heat the olive oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large pot. Add the chopped mushroom stems, the onion, carrot, the sprig of thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook over medium-low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, until the vegetables are soft. Add 6 cups water, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Strain, reserving the liquid. You should have about 4 1/2 cups of stock. If not, add some water.
• Meanwhile, in another large pot, heat the remaining 1/4 pound of butter and add the leeks. Cook over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, until the leeks begin to brown. Add the sliced mushroom caps and cook for 10 minutes, or until they are browned and tender. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute. Add the white wine and stir for another minute, scraping the bottom of the pot. Add the mushroom stock, minced thyme leaves, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the half-and-half, cream, and parsley, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and heat through but do not boil. Serve hot.

CHEF JOHN'S CREAMY MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat; cook mushrooms in butter with 1 pinch salt until the mushrooms give off their juices; reduce heat to low. Continue to cook, stirring often, until juices evaporate and the mushrooms are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Set aside a few attractive mushroom slices for garnish later, if desired. Mix onion into mushrooms and cook until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 more minutes.
• Stir flour into mushroom mixture and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes to remove raw flour taste. Tie thyme sprigs into a small bundle with kitchen twine and add to mushroom mixture; add garlic cloves. Pour chicken stock and water into mushroom mixture. Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 hour. Remove thyme bundle.
• Transfer soup to a blender in small batches and puree on high speed until smooth and thick.
• Return soup to pot and stir in cream. Season with salt and black pepper and serve in bowls, garnished with reserved mushroom slices and a few thyme leaves.

CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP (WEIGHT WATCHERS)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a nonstick Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and carrot; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 10 minutes. (Optional: Reserve enough of the slices of sliced white mushrooms to place a couples slices on top of each soup serving.) Stir in broth, salt and pepper; bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Remove Dutch oven from heat. Uncover and let cool 30 minutes.
• Puree soup in batches in food processor or blender. Return soup to Dutch oven; stir in half-and-half, sage and thyme. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat until heated through, about 10 minutes. Optional: Top each bowl of soup with a couple slices of sauteed mushrooms.

CREAMLESS MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter over medium-high heat in a large soup pot.
• Add carrots, onion, leek, and celery, and cook until tender, but not browned, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the mushrooms and thyme, and cook until mushrooms have softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add stock and salt and pepper to taste and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Puree the soup in small batches in a food processor, or with an upright blender. (I often skip this step as I like chunky soups.).
• Adjust seasonings, and serve in bowls with a sprinkle of parsley.

WINTERTHUR'S CLEAR MUSHROOM SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• Clean and dry mushrooms; slice thin. Simmer consommé with sherry, thyme, salt and pepper. In a large pan, heat butter or oil. Sauté mushrooms, shallots and garlic until wilted. To serve, ladle consommé into bowls. Divide mushrooms between bowls. Garnish with parsley. Serves between 4 - 6.