Mushroom Soup
This is a delicious soup and the flavour of mushrooms is so intense. It is creamy and rich. A small portion of this soup will satisfy you as a beginning of a meal. As a mainstay it could be served with crusty bread and the meal can be followed by fresh fruit.
Ingredients
- 200 g button mushrooms
- 1 onion (100grams)
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 cups (500ml) milk
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp cream (optional)
- 2 tsp corn flour /cornstarch (optional)
Servings: people
Instructions
- Chop onions and mushrooms into large pieces.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil and sauté onions for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and sauté for a further 2 minutes. Season with salt and a pinch of pepper. Cool.
- Puree until smooth, adding a little milk if necessary.
- Add 1 tablespoon corn flour to ¼ cup of the cold milk.
- Mix remaining milk with the mushroom and onion puree and bring to a boil. Add the cold milk and corn flour and take off heat when thick. Omit corn flour if you do not want a thick soup. Serve hot with a dollop of cream (optional)
Recipe Notes
Any available variety of mushrooms can be used for this soup.