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About
Three Mushroom Soup
I wanted to provide a soup and salad to my Thanksgiving meal this year, like most years. Instead of the traditional butternut squash soup with roasted pistachios, I decided to make a soup I did a few years back, the three mushroom soup. I chose this soup because it was not only delicious, but one that was also super easy to make in a short amount of time.
The ingredients could not be easier:
- 1 lb Fresh Shitake Mushrooms
- 1 lb Fresh Portabella Mushrooms
- 1 lb Button Mushrooms
- 1/4 cup of Sherry Cooking Wine
- 1/2 cup of Half-and-Half
- 3 TB of Olive Oil
- 4-6 Cups of Beef Stock
- 3 TB of Flour
- 1 Medium Onion, Chopped
Clean all of your mushrooms. If you have never done this before, either use a mushroom brush which you could buy in a store, or simply dampen a paper towel and lightly rub the dirt off the shrooms. I did this the night before to save time in the kitchen on Thanksgiving day. If you go this route, store them in a brown paper bag. Heat the oil in a soup pan. During this time, chop the onion and sautee in the oil for 3-5 minutes, until they begin to soften. Heck, I was even thinking of taking this further and let them caramelize, as the last batch of caramelized onions were so delicious, however I decided to not got that far, this time. 
Once the onions are ready, add all of the mushrooms, and toss in with the onions and oil. These will begin to cook down after 5 or 6 minutes or so. Add the stock, and reduce the heat to a simmer, and cook for nearly 15-20 minutes.
The next step is to ladle in batches the soup into a blender and puree the mixture. This will take a couple of batches. I leave a bit of the mushrooms in the pot to make it a bit more rustic. After pureeing the mix, return to mix to the soup pot, and bring the heat back up to medium. During this time, add the sherry and half-and-half. Add salt and pepper to your liking. Cook for a few minutes, then serve immediately.
I served mine with a large garlic and onion crouton I made that morning for the Caesar salad. Bon Appetite.