Cream of wild mushroom soup

Cream of wild mushroom soup

This rich and filling dish is the perfect way to use up end-of-season mushrooms on the cheap

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Bring a kettle to the boil, then pour the water over the dried porcini just to cover. Heat half the butter in a saucepan, then gently sizzle the onion, garlic and thyme for 5 mins until softened and starting to brown. Drain the porcini, reserving the juice, then add to the onion with the mixed wild mushrooms. Leave to cook for 5 mins until they go limp. Pour over the stock and the reserved juices, bring to the boil, then simmer for 20 mins. Stir in crème fraîche, then simmer for a few mins more. Blitz the soup with a hand blender or liquidiser, pass through a fine sieve, then set aside.
  2. Heat the remaining butter in a frying pan, fry the bread cubes until golden, then drain on kitchen paper. To serve, heat the soup and froth up with a hand blender, if you like. Ladle the soup into bowls, scatter over the croûtons and chives and drizzle with truffle oil.
Try

Why not try?

Mixed wild mushrooms are delicious seasoned and fried in olive oil or butter, then piled onto buttered toast and topped with a poached egg.

Per serving

347 kcalories, protein 8.0g, carbohydrate 20.0g, fat 27.0 g, saturated fat 16.0g, fibre 4.0g, sugar 5.0g, salt 0.89 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2007.

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  • 12 November 2007

    Karen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    so easy, and so tasty!!

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  • 29 November 2007

    topchef rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Local supermarket didn't have mixed wild mushrooms so used chestnut mushrooms instead, worked really well, a lovely creamy soup.

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    11 January 2008

    Sam rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This recipe is easy to make and tastes delicious. I will make it again.

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  • 27 January 2008

    yummy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was awesome - better fresh but lasted okay as lunch for work,

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  • 31 January 2008

    josie commented on this recipe

    yes I tried it yesterday and its delicious. What I did was, I divided the mixture before adding the creme fraiche and tried one of the portions by replacing the creme fraiche with light plain youghurt as it contains less calories. The taste is a little soury but its still very good. Well done to your recipes - they are lovely and its not the first time that I astonished and impressed my friends with your meals. Thank you.

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  • 01 April 2008

    Petra rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 05 May 2008

    scottmcclean commented on this recipe

    Impressed. Very rich, thick and tasty!

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  • 01 September 2008

    loopy lou commented on this recipe

    Help!!!! Any idea where i will get truffle oil from? Thanks

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  • 16 October 2008

    Barney commented on this recipe

    Josie, that is very kind of you it's always nice to get positive feedback. Loopy lou, larger supermarkets and good delis should sell it but if you can't find any a slick of decent olive oil or walnut oil would still be lovely. I'm going to make a concerted effort to answer more of your comment questions from here on in. Bx

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  • 16 October 2008

    patsyann commented on this recipe

    I would like to try this recipe as I have just picked loads of wild mushrooms! Can I freeze the soup for Christmas? and if so, at what stage?

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  • 16 October 2008

    Barney commented on this recipe

    The soup can be frozen at the end of step 1. When defrosted it may look like it's split slightly but give it a stir when heating it through and it should all come back together and if it's a little thick just add a splash more stock. Hope this helps Bx

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  • 18 October 2008

    buttermere4 commented on this recipe

    Lovely simple soup, I made it with the last of the summer golden chanterelles with lots of winter (brown) chanterelles of which there are hundreds at the moment! So I expect to make lots more and freeze. I haven't got truffle oil so used sesame oil on one lot and a good olive on another batch - both very nice.......... I took some in my flask and had it for my lunch in the forest at the spot where I picked the mushrooms! It felt appropriate and I'm sure tasted better.

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  • 01 December 2008

    Frantic Flapjack commented on this recipe

    This recipe is fabulous. The best I've ever tasted. The whole family raved about this one.

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  • 07 December 2008

    nemo commented on this recipe

    I'd like to prepare this soup for xmas day but living in Egypt cannot get creme fraiche. Can I substitute Sour cream or would normal cream be better?

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  • 16 December 2008

    pate commented on this recipe

    Nemo, Hi I live in Japan and we can't get creme fraiche there either so what I always do is mix equal quantities of sour and dbl cream which gives something that tastes pretty close to creme fraiche

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  • 17 January 2009

    Mad Mrs Monkey commented on this recipe

    This soup is gorgeous, however I tend to just blend the soup a little so that there are still little chunks of mushroom for texture. mmmmmmm......

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  • 28 January 2009

    Cupcake rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this soup for a starter at a dinner party and it was fantastic absolutely no bother to cook although I didnt make the croutons and found that is was such a wonderful texture when blitzed that I didnt sieve - will definitely make again as it is perfect for lunch, tea or just a bowl of comfort!!!

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  • 17 February 2009

    Rose commented on this recipe

    Can someone kindly advise the number of portions for this recipie. I need to make it at the weekend and keen to get an answer ASAP. Many tks.

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  • 25 February 2009

    dean001 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    it is very nice if you have never tied it you must be mad

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  • 26 February 2009

    themaster1305 commented on this recipe

    REALLY NICE WOULD RECOMMEND IT.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Vegetarian Freezable

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 25g dried porcini (ceps)
  • 50g butter
  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove , sliced
  • thyme sprigs
  • 400g mixed wild mushrooms
  • 850ml vegetable stock
  • 200ml tub crème fraîche
  • 4 slices white bread , about 100g, cubed
  • chives and truffle oil, to serve
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Per serving

347 kcalories, protein 8.0g, carbohydrate 20.0g, fat 27.0 g, saturated fat 16.0g, fibre 4.0g, sugar 5.0g, salt 0.89 g

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