Pureed Portabella Mushroom Soup

[CodingQueen]

This was given to me by nephew who just recently graduated from culinary school in San Francisco. I believe it's on the internet under another name. It also makes a wonderful mushroom gravy if pureed white beans are added...CQ

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or 1 tablespoon of coconut oil
1 tablespoon butter, optional
1 cup diced onions
1/2 cup diced celery
1/2 cup diced leeks
1 lb portabella mushrooms, gills removed, trimmed and diced
1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic or to taste
1/4 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
1/2 cup dry sherry
6 cups vegetable stock
salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, optional


Directions:

In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt together the olive oil and butter if using, then add the onion, celery and leeks, and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes.

Add the cleaned and trimmed sliced portabellos, garlic and thyme and cook an additional 5 minutes, stirring often.

Add the sherry and saute until the liquid is reduced to about 1 tablespoon, about 5 to 7 minutes.

Add the stock and increase temperature to bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes; season to taste with salt and freshly ground pepper.

Let cool and puree batches of soup in a well-covered blender, processing until smooth and all the soup has been made creamy (I use a stick blender so I don't have to wait for it to cool).

Return soup to saucepan and make sure it's heated through.

Garnish servings with Parmesan cheese and enjoy!

[SweetRose]

Wow, CQ! Thanks for this wonderful-sounding recipe! Yum! I can't wait to make it~ I can eat mushrooms every day, I think. I know this must taste great!

SweetRose

[CodingQueen]

SweetRose,

I love portabella mushrooms and when my nephew served this at lunch...well, I just had to have the recipe. It was awesome!

CQ

[julybug]

Thanks for posting this I is really up my hubby's alley.  Julybug

[omalani]

I am going to make this with white bean puree and regular mushrooms to see if I can use it in the green bean casarole and top it with balsalmic roasted onions. I'm thinkin' LDL Thanksgiving!