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Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup

(recipe, Hillsdale Farmers' Market)

Introduction

A recipe from Springwater Farm

Ingredients

  1. 4 oz. fresh shiitake mushrooms
  2. 4 oz. fresh maitake mushrooms
  3. 4 oz. fresh chanterelle mushrooms
  4. 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  5. ¼ lb. plus 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, divided
  6. 1 cup chopped yellow onion
  7. 1 carrot, chopped
  8. 1 sprig fresh thyme plus 1 teaspoon minced thyme leaves, divided
  9. 2 cups chopped leeks, white and light green parts (2 leeks)
  10. ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  11. 1 cup dry white wine
  12. 1 cup half and half
  13. 1 cup heavy cream
  14. ½ cup minced flat leaf parsley

Steps

  1. Slice mushrooms ¼ inch thick. If mushrooms are big, cut into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
  2. To make stock, heat olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large pot. Add onions, carrots, thyme sprig, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper adn cook over medium-low heat until vegetables are soft, about 10-15 minutes. Add 6 cups water, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Strain vegetables from liquid. Press excess liquid from vegetables. You should have about 4½ cups of stock. If not, add water to bring liquid up to 4½ cups and set aside.
  3. While stock is simmering, heat remaining butter and add leeks. Cook over low heat for 15-20 minutes or until leeks begin to brown. Add sliced mushrooms, and cook for 10 more minutes, until browned and tender. Add flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add white wine and stir another minute, scraping the bottom of the pot while stirring.
  4. Add stock, minced thyme leaves, 1½ teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add half and half, cream, parsley, salt and pepper to taste and heat through. Do not boil. Serve hot.