We are lucky to work with some talented local chefs for our events! When Chef Christina Ng from Chinitas Pies said she was bringing Mindful Mushrooms for a cooking class during the holidays, our guests were sooo excited! We had some beautiful mushrooms left over, so I decided to make a creamy mushroom soup for my girlfriends holiday party. Each year my girlfriends get together during the holidays and have a cooking competition where we all cook a dish around the same ingredient or theme. The ingredient we all cooked with this year was WINE! We hope you enjoy this fun recipe!
Ingredients / Equipment:
1.5 lbs mixed mushrooms
1 large shallot, minced
1 quart chicken or veggie stock
1 cup of water
1/2 cup dry white wine (optional)
2 TBSP olive oil
2 TBSP butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 bay leaf
1/2 cup heavy cream
Salt + Pepper to taste
Immersion blender (or a regular blender will work too!)
Large pot
Baking sheet pan
Foil
Instructions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Line your sheet pan with foil. Toss mushrooms in olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven for about 20 minutes, until nice and tender. ( You can omit this step and saute with garlic and shallots in the next step if you’d like)
Heat up butter in your pot and saute your shallots and garlic on medium heat until translucent, about 7 minutes. Transfer your roasted mushrooms (be sure to save a few to garnish with) to the garlic and shallots. Add your white wine and cook, stirring constantly and scrapping the bottom of the pot to get all the good stuff!
Next, add your broth, water and bay leaf to your pot and bring it up to a nice simmer. Adjust heat to maintain a bare bubble and let it simmer for 30 minutes.
Discard the bay leaf. At this point, either use your hand blender or transfer your super to a blender and blend until smooth. Next, you’ll slowly drizzle in your heavy cream while the blender is still running.
Transfer soup back to pot, season with salt and pepper.
To serve:
Ladle soup into warm bowls. Top with roasted mushrooms and a sprinkle of your favorite cheese.
