Creamy Roasted Mushroom Soup
- 1 pound portobello mushrooms, stemmed, dark gills removed, caps cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1/2 pound shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps cut into 3/4-inch pieces
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 14-ounce cans (or more) vegetable broth
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons Madeira
- 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 3/4 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Line 2 large baking sheets with foil.
- Divide mushrooms between prepared baking sheets.
- Drizzle mushrooms on each sheet with 3 tablespoons oil.
- Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper; toss to coat.
- Cover with foil.
- Bake mushrooms 30 minutes.
- Uncover and continue baking until mushrooms are tender and still moist, about 15 minutes longer.
- Cool slightly.
- Puree half of mushrooms with 1 can broth in blender until smooth.
- Set mushroom puree aside.
- Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
- Add onion and garlic and saute until onion is tender, about 8 minutes.
- Add Madeira and simmer until almost all of liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes.
- Add flour; stir 2 minutes.
- Add 2 cans broth, cream, and thyme.
- Stir in remaining cooked mushroom pieces and mushroom puree.
- Simmer over medium heat until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
- Season soup to taste with salt and pepper.
- (Can be made 1 day ahead.
- Cool slightly, then cover and refrigerate.
- Bring to simmer before serving, thinning with additional broth if necessary.)
portobello mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, olive oil, vegetable broth, butter, onion, garlic, madeira, flour, whipping cream, thyme
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/creamy-roasted-mushroom-soup-107252 (may not work)