Cream of Mushroom Soup

Serves 4-6
Preparation Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

400g mushrooms (Large, flat mushroom prefer, though
smaller mushrooms can be used.)
60g butter
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/4 cup plain flour
4 cups chicken stock
1 cup cream (whipped cream)
pinch of salt and pepper

Method

1. Peel the skin from the mushrooms carefully with your fingers. Chop the stems and caps coarsely. Heat the butter in a large pan and add garlic and mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes, or till the mushrooms are soft.



2. Add the flour and stir for 1 minute. Stir the chicken stock and simmer, covered for 10 minutes.



3. Use a food processor or blender to process soup in batches till smooth. Return to pan, add the cream and stir over low heat till soup is heated through. Add salt and pepper and serve.