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A bowl of creamy mushroom soup garnished with chopped herbs and a drizzle of olive oil sits on a decorative plate. In the background, there are small containers with utensils and a leafy green plant.

Mushroom Soup without Cream

Lauren
Another soup you say? Can’t stop, won’t stop! This mushroom soup will spoil you for any other, and it's so simple!
5 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Appetiser, Lunch, Soup
Cuisine British
Servings 6
Calories 292 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg mushrooms chestnut
  • 100 g salted butter
  • 5 sprigs thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1 brown onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 chicken stock pot or stock cube
  • 1200 ml whole milk
  • chives & truffle oil optional garnish

Instructions
 

  • Melt 100 g salted butter in large pot then add 5 sprigs thyme and 1 brown onion (chopped) - allow to soften for 5 minutes whilst you roughly chop the 1 kg mushrooms
  • Add mushrooms to the pot with ½ teaspoon salt + ½ teaspoon ground pepper - fry until the mushrooms reduce in size and they turn a golden colour (15 minutes)
  • Increase the heat to high and fry for a further 5 minutes whilst occasionally stirring (this helps to add a toasty flavour to the soup)
  • Finely chop 4 cloves garlic and add to the pot - stir and fry for 1 minutes
  • Then add 1200 ml whole milk and 1 chicken stock pot, increase heat until you get a rolling bubble (but not boiling), then reduce heat to low/medium and simmer for approx 20 minutes
  • Remove thyme stalks from the soup (we don’t want them blended up) and blend the soup until totally smooth
  • NOTE: if soup is too thick for you personally, simply add more stock/water to achieve the desired consistency
  • Serve with optional garnish of chives & truffle oil

Notes

Step-by-Step Photos: My blog post (above) includes helpful step-by-step photos to help guide you through making this recipe and build confidence whilst cooking.
I have created this recipe to result in quite a thick soup, as it's easy to 'thin down' with extra water and stock. I wanted to cater to all needs, so this is a good starting point. 

Nutrition

Calories: 292kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 12gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 13gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 431mgPotassium: 886mgFiber: 2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 792IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 275mgIron: 1mg
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