Creamy Exotic Mushroom Soup
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 200g Maitake Mushrooms
- 1 Large Onion
- 3 Garlic Cloves (crushed)
- 2 Handfuls of Roasted and Hazelnuts
- 1 Tin of Condensed Mushroom Soup
- 1 Pint of Vegetable Stock
- 100ml Fresh Cream
Ground Black Pepper (lots for seasoning)
- 125g Plain Flour
Salt (for seasoning)
- 30g Butter
Method
- STEP 1Chop Onions, 2/3 of the mushrooms and the garlic very finely and fry in the butter until soft
- STEP 2Sprinkle the flour over the mushrooms and mix in well
- STEP 3Next, add the contents of the soup and mix well, adding the stock gradally whilst bringing to the boil
- STEP 4Simmer for approximately 10 minutes, adding black pepper and salt to taste
- STEP 5Add the chopped nuts to the soup and mix well
- STEP 6Pour the soup into a liquidizer and blitz for about 5-10 seconds
- STEP 7Pour the soup back into the pan and and stir thoroughly, add a little cream to taste and mix together
- STEP 8Garnish with the remaining mushrooms microwaved in butter with black pepper, and shaved parmesan cheese
