Mushroom Soup Recipes
Mushrooms are widely cultivated and grown in various parts of the world. Mushrooms are eaten raw in salads, cooked and served with gravies, sauces etc. The cream of mushroom soup is much popular and is available in cans or can also be made at home. It is very easy and quick to cook the cream of mushroom soup at home.
For the Cream of mushroom soup you will require,
- Freshly sliced mushroom pieces
- Fresh cream
- Butter, flour
- Salt, pepper to add according to taste
Cook the mushroom pieces with salt and pepper in a pan till the mushroom pieces become soft. Then in another pan, melt butter then add flour to make the butter thick. To the roux (i.e. the paste of butter and flour) add the fresh cream. This way the cream base for the soup is created. Then add the mushroom pieces to it.
Another popular way of making mushroom soups is to combine it with chicken. It is most preferred since chicken is believed to heal any ailment.
For Chicken mushroom soup, you require:
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 6 fresh sliced mushrooms
- 3 diced onions
- 1 tablespoon dry sherry
- 1 table spoon light meso
First heat the chicken stock and then add mushrooms and onions and simmer it for 4-5 minutes till the vegetables wilt. Then add sherry to it. In a separate bowl, take 3 tablespoons of the broth and add meso to it so that it blends. Add this mixture of meso and the broth to the remaining soup mixture and cook for 3-4 minutes. It tastes best when served hot.
Mushrooms can also be mixed with tomatoes to make soups. For a Mushroom tomato soup, you require:
- 1 sliced onion
- ½ tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon of margarine and avocado oil each
- 4 cups of freshly sliced mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons of chicken bouillon
- 2 ½ cups water
- ½ cup sherry
- 2 tablespoons tomato powder
- ¼ tablespoon pepper
- ¼ cup grated cheese
- 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
In a pan, mix onion, garlic powder, margarine, avocado oil, mushroom pieces, bouillon, water, sherry, tomato powder and pepper. Cook for 10 minutes over medium heat, and stir occasionally. Heat till the soup boils and then reduce the heat and allow it to simmer for 20 minutes. Then pour the contents into a bowl and garnish it with grated cheese and parsley flakes.
If you do not wish to mingle with the authenticity of the mushrooms then you can also cook plain Mushroom Soup. To make it more delicious you can cook it in milk. The ingredients required are:
- 250 Gms fresh mushrooms
- 2-3 onions (small)
- 350 ml milk
- 2-3 bay leaves
- 6-7 peppercorns
- 5 cloves
- 2-3 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour (Maida)
- 1 cup fresh cream
- Salt, white pepper powder and nutmeg powder to taste
Clean and chop the mushroom and onions. Boil the milk with bay leaves, peppercorns and cloves. In another pan, melt some butter and add the mushroom and onion pieces to it. Add the flour to it and heat gently. Pour the milk, stirring continuously to avoid formation of lumps. Cook for 5 minutes till the soup has a smooth texture. Add the cream, salt, pepper and nutmeg according to taste. Serve hot.
So cuddle up in warm beds and enjoy hot mushroom soups – any season, anytime and anywhere..!!
- P. Asha Ritu
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