Mushroom Soup With Sherry And Thyme Recipes

CHEF JOHN'S CREAMY MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat; cook mushrooms in butter with 1 pinch salt until the mushrooms give off their juices; reduce heat to low. Continue to cook, stirring often, until juices evaporate and the mushrooms are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Set aside a few attractive mushroom slices for garnish later, if desired. Mix onion into mushrooms and cook until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 more minutes.
• Stir flour into mushroom mixture and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes to remove raw flour taste. Tie thyme sprigs into a small bundle with kitchen twine and add to mushroom mixture; add garlic cloves. Pour chicken stock and water into mushroom mixture. Bring to a simmer and cook for 1 hour. Remove thyme bundle.
• Transfer soup to a blender in small batches and puree on high speed until smooth and thick.
• Return soup to pot and stir in cream. Season with salt and black pepper and serve in bowls, garnished with reserved mushroom slices and a few thyme leaves.

CREAMY MUSHROOM-THYME SOUP

Steps:

• In a 6-qt. stockpot, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add shallot; cook and stir until tender, 1-2 minutes. Add mushrooms and thyme; cook 5 minutes longer., Stir in flour, salt and pepper until blended; gradually whisk in stock. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 15-20 minutes to allow flavors to blend., Puree soup using an immersion blender or cool soup slightly and puree in batches in a blender; return to pan. Add cream and sherry; heat through.

WILD MUSHROOM SOUP WITH SHERRY

Steps:

• Place Porcini in medium bowl. Pour boiling water over. Let stand until softened, about 30 minutes. Drain, reserving soaking liquid. Strain soaking liquid through cheesecloth to remove any dirt. Coarsely chop Porcini.
• Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium high heat. Add onion and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, Shiitake and Porcini and saute until mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes. Add Sherry and boil until almost all liquid evaporates. Add reserved soaking liquid and stock. Simmer soup 15 minutes to blend flavors. Add Enoki mushrooms and stir until heated through. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Drizzle with additional Sherry and garnish with epazote, oregano or chives.

WILD MUSHROOM SOUP RECIPE WITH SHERRY AND THYME

Steps:

• Place dried porcini mushrooms in a small bowl and add sherry. Soak for at least 30 minutes, no more than an hour. Stir to make sure the sherry incorporates with all the dried mushrooms.
• After re-hydrated, strain the liquid from the mushrooms, and keep the strained liquid. Dice up the re-hydrated mushrooms prior to putting into the soup.
• In a 3 quart soup pot over medium heat add olive oil and white onions. Saute for 8 - 10 minutes or until soft. Next add cremini mushrooms and continue to stir for another 15 - 18 minutes or until they start browning. Add butter and garlic and stir until the butter is melted.
• Add flour and continue to stir for another 3 minutes to make the roux. Add stock, sherry, thyme, rehydrated mushrooms, salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Simmer the soup for 20 minutes, it will slightly thicken.
• In a separate medium sized bowl add the crème fraîche and place one cup of the hot soup mix in the bowl and stir. This will temper the cream and keep it from curdling. Place the entire mix back into the soup and stir, bringing back to a simmer for another 10 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste as needed.
• Serve with your favorite crusty bread.

CREAMY MUSHROOM & THYME SOUP

Steps:

• Slice mushrooms thinly.
• Heat a large soup saucepan over medium heat and splash in the olive oil. Add onion, cavolo nero, thyme & mushrooms. Place the lid on top and sweat gently for about 8 minutes, until softened.
• Spoon 3-4 tablespoons of the mushroom mixture out and reserve to one side for ganish.
• Pour stock into the pan & bring to the boil. Turn heat down & simmer for 15 minutes.
• Season with S&P.
• Whizz with a hand blender until smooth.
• Pour in cream & sherry & bring back to just below boiling point, then turn off heat.
• Serve and then garnish with leftover mushroom mixture.

CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP WITH SHERRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat.
• Add onion, carrot, and celery; saute 6 minutes or until tender.
• Reduce heat to medium; add mushrooms and garlic.
• Cook 7 minutes or until mushrooms are tender, stirring frequently.
• Add water, sage, salt, pepper, and broth; bring to a simmer.
• Cover and simmer for 25 minutes.
• Remove from heat, cool for 5 minutes.
• Place half of mushroom mixture in a blender or food processor; process until smooth.
• Pour pureed soup into a large bowl.
• Repeat procedure with remaining mushroom mixture.
• (NOTE: You can also use a stick blender and puree the soup in the pot.) Return soup to pan.
• Stir in half-and-half and sherry; cook over low heat 5 minutes or until throughly heated, stirring frequently.
• Sprinkle each serving with minced fresh parsley and/or parmesan cheese.

WILD MUSHROOM SOUP WITH SHERRY

Steps:

• Melt 6 tablespoons butter in large pot over medium-high heat. Add celery, shallots, onion and garlic and sauté until onion is translucent, about 8 minutes. Add all mushrooms and sauté until beginning to soften, about 4 minutes. Add white wine and Sherry. Boil until liquid is reduced to glaze, about 6 minutes.
• Mix remaining 2 tablespoons butter and 1/4 cup flour in small bowl until smooth paste forms. Add flour paste to mushroom mixture in pot; stir until mixture melts and coats vegetables. Gradually mix in stock. Bring to boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until mushrooms are tender, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Stir in cream. Season with salt and pepper.
• Working in batches, puree soup in blender or processor until smooth. Return soup to pot. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Rewarm over medium-low heat before serving.) Ladle soup into bowls and serve.

MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Soak the dried mushrooms in 5 cups very hot water until soft, anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes. When they are tender, remove mushrooms from the soaking liquid with a slotted spoon, reserving the liquid; slice or chop if the pieces are large.
• Meanwhile, put the butter in a large pot that can later be covered over medium heat. When it melts, add the herb, onions and garlic and sauté, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Turn the heat to medium high, and add the fresh mushrooms; add the soaked mushrooms when they're ready. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cook until the mushrooms have given off their liquid and begun to brown, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the sherry or Madeira to the pot and cook, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom as the liquor starts to bubble. Add the stock or soaking liquid and bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a steady simmer and cook, covered, until flavors have melded, about 15 minutes.
• Discard the herb. Reduce the heat to low, and purée the liquid with a hand-held mixer to desired consistency. (I like it half-puréed.) Add the cream if you're using it; stir to combine and let simmer for a few minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning; garnish with parsley and serve.