Chunky Mushroom Soup

This soup can taste different every time you make it depending on your choice of mushrooms. For sure, you will enjoy it.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons olive oil
• 2  tablespoons butter
• 1  onion, finely chopped
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  carrot, finely chopped
• 4  cups fresh mushrooms, coarsely chopped
• 5  cups  chicken stock
• 1  bay leaf
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1  teaspoon cornstarch, in
• 1  tablespoon water
• 1⁄4 cup sherry wine
• 1⁄2 cup  cream

Directions

1. In a medium saucepan, ,melt butter; add oil.
2. Sauté onions, garlic and carrots, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until softened.
3. Stir in mushrooms,sauté a few minutes.
4. Add chicken both, bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper.
5. Bring to aboil.
6. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
7. Discard bay leaf.
8. Stir in cornstarch mixture.
9. Using a hand blender process mixture; don’t over purée leaving in some chunks.
10. At this point you can refrigerate the soup and finish it off the next day.
11. Just before serving, reheat soup until very hot.
12. Stir in sherry and cream; simmer for 2 minutes.