Mushroom Soup for the Soul

I’ve been feeling pretty raw lately – as you might know if you’re a regular reader – thank you for those of you who follow along. 🙂 So I decided to post something innocuous, like Cream of Mushroom Soup.

Not that everyone finds mushrooms innocuous. My children are going to be so excited when they find out what’s for dinner.

To get started, take an onion and 2 cloves of garlic.

Chop them up and melt them in 3 Tablespoons of butter.

Wash 500 grams of mushrooms (a pound, or so).

Chop them up and add them to the browned onions.

When the mushrooms are turning brown, add 2 cups of bouillon – chicken or vegetable.

(I heated it to make the bouillon melt).

Then a cup of white wine – ours is alcohol free –

then a cup of heavy cream.

Add a ½ teaspoon of white pepper (or ¼ t if you don’t like it spicy).

And a teaspoon of salt.

As soon as it comes to a boil, turn the heat down and let it simmer for 20 minutes covered. When the soup was done cooking, I decided to purée it in a standing blender instead of a hand-held immersion blender (even though it’s messier) because mushrooms are firmer than other vegetables and I wanted it to be as creamy as possible.

If you like the idea of having the soup taste a little sour, add the juice of half a lemon, like I did. But be wary because the white wine is already a little sour. If you’re not sure, leave it out. Editor’s Note: when I tried the soup later that day I changed my mind. Put the lemon in, for sure.

And then you can add 3 Tablespoons of sour cream or crème fraiche.

I know, I know – not at all good for you. But it’s comforting.

And that is just what I need on this grey, vulnerable, sore throatish day.

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