Creamy Mushroom Soup

Sue Lau's Note:

A delicious soup for the crockpot made with two kinds of mushrooms. Very tasty!

• Total Time: 6 hrs 25 mins
• Prep Time: 35 mins
• Cook Time: 5 hrs 50 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• ½ cup dried porcini mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion , finely chopped
• 2 cups thinly sliced mushrooms
• 3 cups vegetable stock
• salt (to taste)
• black pepper (to taste)
• 2⁄3; cup light cream
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley

Directions:

1. Soak dried porcinis in 1/2 cup boiling water for 20-30 minutes.
2. Drain porcinis and reserve soaking liquid.
3. Chop mushrooms finely and set aside until needed.
4. Cook onion in butter until tender, about 3 minutes.
5. Add the sliced mushrooms and porcinis and cook for about 5 minutes.
6. Add the stock, the reserved porcini liquid, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
7. Bring mixture to a boil, then transfer to the crockpot.
8. Cover, and cook on low for 5 hours.
9. Cool soup slightly and puree in blender or food processor or use a hand-held blender.
10. Add the cream, cover again, and cook for an additional 30 minutes, or until hot.
11. Garnish with chopped parsley before serving.

Reviews

[Robin in Kansas]

Easy and delicious.

[Tebo]

Sorry but this just did not do it for me. I found it too watery. I think it needs a hardy chicken stock and a full bodied cream. I would use more porcine or other mushrooms other than button. With a bit of tweeking this will work for me.

[Roosie]

Yum! This is a great soup with an intense mushroom flavor. My only problem? It doesn't make enough!! Followed the recipe excepting using chicken stock rather than vegetable. I also didn't have any light cream, so I used some heavy cream and some 2% milk... it was definitely plenty creamy! I don't have a crockpot, so I just simmered this on my stove for about 3 hours. Really lovely flavor- I couldn't resist adding a generous pinch of thyme, though. The mushroom flavor was still the star in this! We had for dinner with Harvest Bread #84786 and it was a great meal. I think that this is dinner-party worthy. BF and I ate the whole lot and are still licking our lips for more. Thanks for another winner, Sue!