Hearty Cream Of Mushroom Soup Recipes

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.

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.

Steps:

• Put the porcini in a bowl with 250ml boiling water and leave to soak for 25 minutes
• Heat the oil in a pan and add the onion, carrot, garlic, rosemary and seasoning.
• Fry for 5 mins on a medium heat until softened.
• Drain the porcini, saving the liquid, and finely chop.
• Tip into the pan with the fresh mushrooms.
• Fry for another 5 mins, then add the stock, marsala or sherry, tomato purée, barley and strained porcini liquid.
• Cook for 30 mins or until barley is soft, adding more liquid if it becomes too thick.
• Serve in bowls with Parmesan sprinkled over, if desired.
• Once cooled can be frozen for up to one month.

Steps:

• Put the porcini in a bowl with 250ml boiling water and leave to soak for 25 mins. Heat the oil in a pan and add the onion, carrot, garlic, rosemary and seasoning. Fry for 5 mins on a medium heat until softened. Drain the porcini, saving the liquid, and finely chop. Tip into the pan with the fresh mushrooms. Fry for another 5 mins, then add the stock, marsala or sherry, tomato purée, barley and strained porcini liquid.
• Cook for 30 mins or until barley is soft, adding more liquid if it becomes too thick. Serve in bowls with parmesan sprinkled over, if desired.