Light Meal - Creamy Mushroom Soup
By: Anncoo
Published: Friday, August 20, 2010 - 7:09pm

Ingredients




250 grams Shiitake mushrooms
250 grams White button mushrooms
60 grams Butter
1 large Onion, chopped
1 tablespoon Garlic, chopped
2 1/2 tablespoons Plain flour
500 milliliters Chicken broth+ 500 ml water (microwave for 4 mins)
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup Whipping cream
Salt to taste

Preparation

1 Clean mushrooms with a damp cloth and chop the caps and stems. 2 Heat up butter in a medium pan and saute onions till soft but not browned. 3 Add in garlic and mushrooms and cook over high heat for 3-5 minutes whilst stirring constantly. 4 Sprinkle plain flour over the mushrooms, mix well till combined. 5 Pour in the hot chicken broth + water and bring to boil. Add in bay leaf and simmer at medium heat for 15-20 mins. 6 Remove bay leaf and leave the soup to cool for about 5 mins. 7 Place the soup in a food processor or hand blender. Blend well till smooth in two batches. 8 Return the soup to the pot reheat until boiling and add salt to taste. 9 Then lower to medium heat and stir in whipping cream, stir well and serve. 10 When serve add a dash of ground black pepper on soup.