Creamy Mushroom Soup

Ingredients

• •1 bay leaf
• •500 milliliters chicken broth
• •3 cups flour
• •1 tablespoon garlic
• •1 large onion
• •1 teaspoon salt
• •250 grams shiitake mushrooms
• •1 teaspoon butter
• •½ cup whipping cream
• •250 grams button mushrooms

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Method

From foodista.com — read the original

1. 1Clean mushrooms with a damp cloth and chop the caps and stems.
2. 2Heat up butter in a medium pan and saute onions till soft but not browned.
3. 3Add in garlic and mushrooms and cook over high heat for 3-5 minutes whilst stirring constantly.
4. 4Sprinkle plain flour over the mushrooms, mix well till combined.
5. 5Pour in the hot chicken broth + water and bring to boil.
6. 6Add in bay leaf and simmer at medium heat for 15-20 mins.
7. 7Remove bay leaf and leave the soup to cool for about 5 mins.
8. 8Place the soup in a food processor or hand blender. Blend well till smooth in two batches. Return the soup to the pot reheat until boiling and add salt to taste. Then lower to medium heat and stir in whipping cream, stir well and serve. When serve add a dash of ground black pepper on soup.