CREAMY MUSHROOM SOUP WITH SHIITAKE

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The simplest ingredients can create the most nourishing meals. This Creamy Mushroom Soup with Shiitake is the ultimate blend of comfort and wellness—rich, velvety, and brimming with earthy flavor. Shiitake mushrooms, celebrated for their robust taste and immune-boosting properties, take center stage in this creamy soup, making it as nourishing as it is delicious.

Perfect for a chilly evening, a light lunch, or as an elegant starter for your next gathering, this recipe brings farm-to-table goodness straight to your kitchen. So grab your favorite spoon, and let’s create a bowl of warmth and health with fresh Shiitake mushrooms!

Ingredients

  • 10 oz shiitake mushrooms , large whole
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter or plant based butter
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 carrot chopped
  • 1 teaspoon thyme
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2.5 cups water
  • 1 can light coconut milk or half and half
  • 3 green onions chopped (OPTIONAL)

Instructions 

How to make creamy mushroom soup with shiitake

  1. Slice mushrooms into bite-sized pieces. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a large pan, add sliced mushrooms and cook for about 10 minutes until mushrooms soften. Remove half of cooked mushrooms to a separate plate.
  2. To the other half of mushrooms, remaining in a large pan, add chopped onion, carrots, thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper to taste. Continue cooking vegetables for 10 more minutes, until onions and carrots soften a bit.
  3. Add 2.5 cups of water to vegetables (mushrooms, carrots, onions) in the pan, bring to boil and boil on medium heat for 20 minutes. Some liquid should visibly evaporate, leaving reduced stock, but don’t let all water evaporate. add more water if that’s the case.
  4. Remove from heat and add the stock you just made (water with mushrooms, carrots, onions) into the food processor. Process the mixture until it achieves puree consistency.
  5. Put puree back into the same cooking pan, add reserved cooked mushrooms that you removed to the plate earlier. Add the coconut milk Bring to boil, reduce heat to simmer (low heat) and cook covered for 5 minutes, constantly stirring. Add more salt and pepper if desired. Your soup is done at this point, or you can add chopped onions towards the end or use them as garnish, or skip them altogether (depends if you like green onions in your soup).

NOTE: You could use any type of mushroom for this dish, and it would be delicious!

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