Homemade Mushroom Soup For Two

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 cups fresh mushrooms, cleaned and chopped finely (brown or button, crimini or any mix)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon flour dissolved in 1 tbsp water
• kosher salt or sea salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 dash nutmeg
• fresh parsley or thyme (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 heat olive oil in a sauce pan. add butter and lightly saute garlic over medium heat.
• 2 add in mushrooms, thyme, bay leaf and worcestershire sauce. cook for 5 minutes or until the moisture from the mushrooms disappears.
• 3 add in chicken broth. stir occasionally until broth boils, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 4 add the flour/water mixture and stir constantly until the mixture thickens. season with salt, pepper and nutmeg. taste and adjust seasoning.
• 5 finally, add milk and heavy cream and bring to a simmer. turn heat off.
• 6 garnish with fresh parsley or thyme.