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Cream of Mushroom Soup


Description

Tasty and easy to make, this soup would be great served with some crusty bread.


Ingredients

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  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 lb. fresh mushrooms, coarsely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1/2 cup cream sherry (I subbed apple cider vinegar)
  • 3 cups beef broth
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup 1/2 and 1/2
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley (opt. for garnish)

Instructions

  1. In a 4 quart stockpot, melt butter over medium heat.
  2. Add mushrooms and onion and cook for 15 minutes until tender.
  3. Stir in flour and sherry. Cook for 1 minute.
  4. Blend soup with immersion blender (or in small batches in food processor) until smooth.
  5. Add 1 cup of the beef broth, thyme, dry mustard, garlic powder, and pepper and blend until smooth.
  6. Pour back into the stockpot (if you used food processor) and stir in the remaining broth, 1/2 and 1/2, and the salt.
  7. Heat through, but do not boil!