Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup with Asiago cheese Bread
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Ingredients
  • 1½ to 2 lbs. mushrooms, a mix of wild along with cremini ( if unable to find wild mushrooms you can use all cremini) chopped.
  • additional mushrooms set aside for garnish that have been pre-roasted
  • 2 large shallots, diced
  • 2 cloves of garlic, grated on a microplane
  • broth, chicken or veggie, enough to cover the top of the sautéed mushrooms ( I used a little over a quart)
  • olive oil
  • butter
  • parsley and thyme
  • ¼ cup heavy cream ( optional but highly recommended!)
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. In a stock pot add a knob of butter and a drizzle of olive oil to the bottom of the pan.
  2. Add in the chopped shallots and garlic. Cook until they soften a bit.
  3. Add the chopped mushrooms, salt, pepper and fresh thyme.
  4. Cook mushroom mix until they soften up and all the flavors meld, around 15 minutes.
  5. Next, pour in enough broth to cover the top of the mushrooms.
  6. Bring to a slow boil then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for around 20-30 minutes.
  7. Use an immersion blender to whiz it up right in the pot to reach the texture you like, it will thicken up as you're doing this.
  8. Swirl in the cream, tasting and adjusting for seasoning, adding more thyme, salt and pepper if needed.
  9. Ladle into bowls and garnish with the roasted reserved mushrooms, chopped parsley and thyme.
  10. Enjoy!
Recipe by Proud Italian Cook at https://www.prouditaliancook.com/2019/10/cream-of-wild-mushroom-soup-with-asiago-cheese-bread.html