Chestnut Mushroom Soup

Charmaine Lu -
  • 100g butter
  • 2 chopped onions
  • 1 crushed garlic clove
  • 500g chopped chestnut mushrooms
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4 tbsp cream
  • Chopped parsley, to serve
  • Melt the butter in a saucepan and cook the onions and garlic until softened for 8 mins. Stir in the mushrooms, cook for 4 mins to soften, then stir in the flour and stock. Bring the mixture to a simmer, then add the bay leaf and cook for 10 mins.
  • Remove the bay leaf, then blitz the mushroom mixture with a hand blender until smooth. Stir through the cream, scatter with parsley and serve with crusty bread. Perfect!
25 mins
4 serving