Mushroom Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 60 g butter
• 2 onions, chopped finely
• 500 g mushrooms, sliced (best if you use a mix)
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
• 3/4 cup dry wine
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock or 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 2 tablespoons sweet sherry
• salt and pepper
• cream
• nutmeg
• 1 -2 tablespoon almond meal, to thicken (about 1-2 tbsp)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in saucepan and soften onions.
• 2 add mushrooms and thyme, cover and cook slowly until mushrooms collapse.
• 3 stir, increase heat, uncover and add wine and sherry and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• 4 add preferred stock and season to taste.
• 5 simmer for 15 minutes.
• 6 puree in food processor until smooth then return to pan.
• 7 add almond meal for a little thicker texture .
• 8 add desired amount of cream. more or less depending how rich you want it.
• 9 reheat gently.
• 10 sprinkle with nutmeg when serving.
• 11 don't forget the bread and wine!