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What’s the soup du jour? It’s the soup of the day!

Today’s soup is… Mushroom Soup.

Elegant, in spite of being so simple, Mushroom Soup turns ordinary ingredients into a flavor delight.

 

If you’ve never had Mushroom Soup before, here is a recipe you can try at home.

 

Ingredients:

  • 1 ¼ cups butter
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 5 pounds sliced fresh mushrooms - Bellas or Buttons, any mushroom will do. You can even mix and match.
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 ½ teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 10 cups milk
  • 10 cups chicken broth
  • ½ cup minced fresh parsley
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or to taste
  • ¼ cup sour cream, or as needed

How To:

  1. Melt the butter in your largest stockpot over medium heat. Add the onions and mushrooms. Cook and stir onion and mushrooms until onions are tender, about 5 minutes.
  2. Stir flour, pepper, and salt into the onion mixture. Gradually stream milk and chicken broth into mixture while stirring to incorporate.
  3. Bring the liquid to a boil; cook at a low boil until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.
  4. Stir parsley and nutmeg into the soup. Ladle soup into bowls and top each with a dollop of sour cream.

Pay close attention to avoid scalding the milk. It’s easier than you think to have a decadent, award worthy dish at your table.

 

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