{"id":4278,"date":"2010-04-28T15:31:13","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T19:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=4278"},"modified":"2012-05-24T17:12:33","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T21:12:33","slug":"cream-of-mushroom-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/?p=4278","title":{"rendered":"Cream of Mushroom Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Usually spring makes me think of bright, light vegetable filled soups. But yesterday? It was snowing here, if you can believe that. Maybe a week in Arizona has thinned my blood, but snow near the end of April seemed almost like a personal insult, and it made me long for more substantial fare. This is an old standby and it is always satisfying. Easy too – not as easy as opening a can of you-know-who’s Cream of Mushroom, but you don’t really want to eat that gloppy looking stuff, do you?<\/p>\n

Begin with 12 ounces or so of fresh mushrooms. These are white button mushrooms, but criminis, baby bellas, or any other widely available mushroom will do nicely. I am particularly fond of fresh oyster mushrooms that grow in the woods right around here, but, what the snow and all, I didn’t think they would be so easy to find just yet.\"\"Brush the mushrooms free of dirt and slice thickly. Set them aside for now.\"\"Dice 1 large carrot, 1 large stalk of celery and 1 medium onion.\"\"Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in a 5 quart soup pot, and add the diced carrot, celery and onion.\"\"Sweat over low heat for 6 to 8 minutes, until the celery and onion are translucent and the carrot is starting to get tender.\"\"Add the mushrooms, increase the heat to medium and cook for about another 6 to 8 minutes, stirring every couple minutes.\"\"Add two teaspoons of dried [1 tablespoon fresh] thyme, and 3 medium garlic cloves, minced. Cook 2 minutes.\"\"Add 3\/4 cup of dry white wine\"\"And 3 tablespoons of brandy\"\"Now this next part has to be done fairly fast and all at once, so I didn’t get any photos, but it is not difficult. Raise the heat under the pan a bit and cook the mixture until it reduces by about half. Quickly whisk in 4 tablespoons of all purpose flour. Reduce heat back to medium and whisk continuously for about a minute, to cook the flour and ensure that it is completely incorporated. Add 3 cups chicken stock and keep whisking until everything is evenly mixed. Bring back up to a simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring every couple minutes.\"\"Add 3\/4 of a cup of half & half or light, or heavy cream, depending on how many calories you want to add.\"\"Bring back up to serving temperature.\"\"Serve with a bit of shaved romano cheese on top.\"\"It didn’t completely make us forget about the snow, but it was close.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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