Uncle Bill's French Mushroom Soup
The original recipe appeared on mushrooms canada website. i made some changes to enhance the soup. this is easy to make and has a very pleasant mushroom flavor.
Steps
Rinse both mushrooms in cold water and immediately pat dry with paper towels.
Cut mushrooms into quarters and then slice thinly , 1 / 8 inch thick.
In a large heavy bottom soup pot , melt butter on medium heat.
Add mushrooms and saute for 5 to 6 minutes or until liquid from the mushrooms has mostly evaporated.
Sprinkle flour over mushrooms and cook for 1 minute , stirring often.
Gradually stir in chicken broth , water and chicken soup base and bring to boil , about 5 minutes , stirring often so the bottom does not burn.
Add thyme , bay leaf and green onions.
Reduce heat , cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Remove bay leaf and discard.
In a mixing bowl , whisk together egg yolks and whipping cream.
Slowly add 1 cup of hot broth mixture from the soup pot to the egg / cream mixture , whisking constantly until incorporated.
This prevents the egg yolks from cooking.
Return mixture to the soup pot , adding slowly and whisking all the time while adding.
Heat over low heat until h.
Ingredients
fresh button mushrooms, cremini mushrooms, butter, all-purpose flour, chicken broth, water, chicken soup base, dried thyme leaves, bay leaf, scallion, egg yolks, whipping cream, white pepper, fresh parsley