Indulge in a symphony of flavors with our delectable Cream of Mushroom and Leek Soup, a culinary masterpiece that embodies the essence of comfort and sophistication. This creamy and velvety soup is a harmonious blend of earthy mushrooms, tender leeks, and aromatic herbs, simmered to perfection in a rich and flavorful broth. Each spoonful is a journey through a tapestry of textures and tastes, leaving you with a lingering warmth and satisfaction.
Accompanying this main recipe are a treasure trove of culinary variations that cater to diverse preferences and dietary needs. Embark on a culinary adventure with our Vegan Cream of Mushroom and Leek Soup, a plant-based rendition that delivers the same creamy indulgence without compromising on flavor. For those seeking a touch of indulgence, the Creamy Mushroom and Leek Soup with Heavy Cream elevates the soup's richness with a velvety smoothness.
For a gluten-free option, the Gluten-Free Cream of Mushroom and Leek Soup offers a delightful alternative that maintains the soup's creamy texture and savory flavors. And for those with a penchant for spicy cuisine, the Spicy Cream of Mushroom and Leek Soup adds a fiery kick that awakens the senses and leaves you craving more.
MUSHROOM AND LEEK SOUP WITH THYME CREAM
Provided by Rick Rodgers
Categories Soup/Stew Milk/Cream Mushroom Appetizer Thanksgiving Quick & Easy Leek Fall Thyme Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Using electric mixer, beat cream just until soft peaks form. Fold in 2 teaspoons thyme. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours to blend flavors. (Thyme cream can be made up to 1 day ahead. If cream separates, whisk until soft peaks re-form. ) Remove from refrigerator 1 hour before serving to come to room temperature.
- In 4-quart stock pot over moderately high heat, heat 2 tablespoons butter until hot but not smoking. Working in 2 batches (add 2 more tablespoons butter before second batch), cook mushrooms, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned, about 8 minutes. Transfer to large bowl.
- In same stock pot over moderate heat, heat remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in leeks, cover, and cook, stirring often, until soft, about 5 minutes. Add cooked mushrooms, sprinkle with flour, and stir until flour is evenly distributed. Stir in stock, then salt, pepper, and remaining 1 teaspoon thyme. Bring to boil, stirring often, then reduce heat to low, set lid ajar, and simmer 20 minutes. (Soup can be made up to 2 days ahead and refrigerated, covered. Reheat before serving.)
- Divide soup among 8 bowls and top each portion with dollop of thyme cream. Serve immediately.
CREAMY TWO-MUSHROOM SOUP
Dried and fresh mushrooms unite in this soup enriched with leek, thyme, sherry and a bit of cream.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 1h5m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Bring the broth and 3 cups of water to a boil in a medium saucepot. Remove from the heat, add the dried mushrooms and set aside to steep for about 20 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the mushrooms and reserve the broth. Roughly chop the mushrooms.
- Heat the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, white mushrooms and three-quarters of the chopped porcini and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and mostly dry, about 6 minutes. Add the thyme, shallot and leek and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until softened but not browned, about 4 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more.
- Strain the reserved mushroom broth into the pot and bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Add the bay leaf, reduce the heat to maintain a simmer and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and cool slightly.
- Remove and discard the bay leaf. Working in batches, transfer the mixture to a blender and carefully puree until smooth, taking care not to fill the carafe more than half full per batch. Strain the soup, return to the pot and reheat over medium heat.
- Whisk in the cream, sherry, 1 teaspoon salt and several grinds of pepper. Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with the remaining chopped porcini mushrooms and the parsley.
CREAM OF MUSHROOM AND LEEK SOUP
I found this recipe on another site but made it into my own since I was missing some ingrédients...it still worked out rather well..
Provided by LilithaV Rose Moran
Categories Cream Soups
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- 1. Wash leeks very well; slice and use white and green tender parts only. Sauté leeks in 1/2 cup butter until tender but not brown.
- 2. Add the mushrooms to the leeks and sauté mushrooms until soft, about 10 min. Blend in flour, salt and cayenne. Gradually stir in broth and milk. Cook, stirring, until mixture thickens and comes to a boil. Add additional salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 10 min.
- 3. Serve with a sprinkling of parsley.
MUSHROOM AND LEEK SOUP
Categories Soup/Stew Mushroom Quick & Easy Lunch Leek White Wine Fall Gourmet Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes about 3 cups, serving 2
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cut leeks into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. In a large bowl of cold water wash leeks well and lift from water into a colander to drain. Thinly slice mushrooms. In a 3-quart saucepan heat butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and sauté leeks, stirring, 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and sauté, stirring, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated and mushrooms begin to brown. Add wine and boil 1 minute. Add broth and salt and pepper to taste and simmer 2 minutes.
- Serve soup sprinkled with chives.
MUSHROOM AND LEEK SOUP
A rich, easy soup, using just a few ingredients. If you can't find leeks, just use green onions.
Provided by Ruth
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large pot over medium high heat, saute the mushrooms and leeks in the butter or margarine and olive oil until tender. Add the sherry and reduce liquid by half.
- Then add the beef broth, water and ground black pepper. Bring to a boil and add the pasta. Boil gently for 10 minutes, or until the pasta is tender. Garnish with sliced mushrooms if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 182.3 calories, Carbohydrate 19.6 g, Cholesterol 5.9 mg, Fat 8.4 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 1232.8 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
CREAM OF WILD MUSHROOM SOUP
Ina Garten's Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup from Food Network features homemade stock, fresh herbs and a melange of mushrooms: shiitake, portobello and cremini.
Provided by Ina Garten
Categories appetizer
Time 1h50m
Yield 5 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Clean the mushrooms by wiping them with a dry paper towel. Don't wash them! Separate the stems, trim off any bad parts, and coarsely chop the stems. Slice the mushroom caps 1/4-inch thick and, if they are big, cut them into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
- To make the stock, heat the olive oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large pot. Add the chopped mushroom stems, the onion, carrot, the sprig of thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook over medium-low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, until the vegetables are soft. Add 6 cups water, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Strain, reserving the liquid. You should have about 4 1/2 cups of stock. If not, add some water.
- Meanwhile, in another large pot, heat the remaining 1/4 pound of butter and add the leeks. Cook over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, until the leeks begin to brown. Add the sliced mushroom caps and cook for 10 minutes, or until they are browned and tender. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute. Add the white wine and stir for another minute, scraping the bottom of the pot. Add the mushroom stock, minced thyme leaves, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the half-and-half, cream, and parsley, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and heat through but do not boil. Serve hot.
QUICK CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP
My daughter-in-law, a gourmet cook, served this cream of mushroom soup recipe as the first course for a holiday dinner. She received the recipe from her mom and graciously shared it with me. Now I'm happy to share it with my own friends and family. -Anne Kulick, Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 30m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, heat butter over medium-high heat; saute mushrooms and onion until tender., Mix flour, salt, pepper and 1 can broth until smooth; stir into mushroom mixture. Stir in remaining can of broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat; stir in cream. Simmer, uncovered, until flavors are blended, about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 136 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 33mg cholesterol, Sodium 842mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
CREAMY ONE-POT MUSHROOM AND LEEK PASTA
This deeply satisfying pasta, brimming with rich umami, is made in just one pot, an approach that bolsters its flavors. Once the leek and mushrooms are caramelized and sticking to the pot, they're deglazed to lift all the extra depth from the bottom of the pan. (Use any liquid for deglazing, whether water, wine, stock, vinegar or tomato juice.) This recipe leaves the choice of mushrooms up to you: Cremini and shiitake are a good combination, but you could even use rehydrated porcinis. If you are craving greens to cut through the richness, stir a few handfuls of baby spinach into the pasta just before you turn off the heat.
Provided by Hetty McKinnon
Categories dinner, one pot, pastas, vegetables, main course
Time 30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat a wide, deep 12-inch skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high. When hot, add the olive oil and leeks, reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly, until softened and lightly golden, 5 minutes.
- Stir in the garlic and mushrooms. Cook, undisturbed, for 2 minutes, then stir and cook, undisturbed, until the mushrooms start to caramelize and stick to the bottom of the pan, another 2 to 3 minutes. (This allows the water from the mushrooms to evaporate, encouraging caramelization.) Add the juice of one lemon half to deglaze the pan and stir to combine.
- Add the pasta and stock; stir well. Cover with lid and cook on medium heat. Begin tasting pasta 10 minutes after you add it. (All pasta shapes and brands will have different cooking times. You want the pasta to be just tender.)
- Once the pasta is cooked, turn off the heat and add the butter and parsley. Squeeze in the juice from the remaining lemon half and stir until butter is melted and dispersed. Season with salt and pepper.
- To serve, top with ricotta, red-pepper flakes (to taste) and more chopped parsley.
POTATO LEEK & MUSHROOM SOUP
An earthy, delicious soup that's very easy to make. This is a recipe that originally came from The Enchanted Broccoli Forest that I modified to include mushrooms and less milk. For the stock, I prefer to use Basic Light Vegetable Stock, recipe #56479. Enjoy!!
Provided by Katzen
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 45m
Yield 6 cups, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- 1. Place potatoes, leeks, celery, carrots, mushrooms, butter, and salt in a pot, and cook over medium heat, stirring until the butter is melted and the vegetables are coated.
- 2. Add vegetable stock, bring to a boil, cover, and reduce heat to a simmer. Cook until the potaotes are tender (20-30 minutes).
- 3. When the potatoes are tender, remove the pan from the heat and puree it's contents with the milk, using an immersion blender, or food processor. Make sure the mixture is absolutely smooth.
- 4. Return to pot, add thyme, if using, and pepper. Check if you need more salt. Heat soup gently, until just hot, and serve.
MUSHROOM SOUP
If the word "mushroom" conjures for you white buttons in little supermarket tubs, you're not alone. But there is a big world of mushrooms out there, and you don't have to be a forager to live in it. Wild mushrooms can be found in spring, summer and fall, but farmed mushrooms, grown mostly in the dark, are always around and a little easier to find than the ones hiding in the woods. So are dried mushrooms, which may be domesticated or truly wild and which are among the most flavorful ingredients you can keep in your pantry. This lovely soup is made with a combination of dried and fresh. It's delightfully simple - it comes together in about a half hour - which allows the complex flavors of the mushrooms to really shine through.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, easy, soups and stews, appetizer
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Soak the dried mushrooms in 5 cups very hot water until soft, anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes. When they are tender, remove mushrooms from the soaking liquid with a slotted spoon, reserving the liquid; slice or chop if the pieces are large.
- Meanwhile, put the butter in a large pot that can later be covered over medium heat. When it melts, add the herb, onions and garlic and sauté, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Turn the heat to medium high, and add the fresh mushrooms; add the soaked mushrooms when they're ready. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and cook until the mushrooms have given off their liquid and begun to brown, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the sherry or Madeira to the pot and cook, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom as the liquor starts to bubble. Add the stock or soaking liquid and bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a steady simmer and cook, covered, until flavors have melded, about 15 minutes.
- Discard the herb. Reduce the heat to low, and purée the liquid with a hand-held mixer to desired consistency. (I like it half-puréed.) Add the cream if you're using it; stir to combine and let simmer for a few minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning; garnish with parsley and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 246, UnsaturatedFat 4 grams, Carbohydrate 30 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 7 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 7 grams, Sodium 657 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams
Tips:
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients: This will make a big difference in the flavor of your soup. Look for mushrooms that are firm and have a deep, earthy smell. Leeks should be fresh and green, with no signs of wilting.
- Don't overcrowd the pan when sautéing the mushrooms and leeks: If you do, they will steam instead of brown. Cook them in batches if necessary.
- Be patient when simmering the soup: The longer you simmer it, the more flavorful it will be. Aim for at least 30 minutes, but you can simmer it for up to an hour.
- Use a good quality vegetable broth: This will also make a big difference in the flavor of your soup. Look for a broth that is low in sodium and has a rich, savory flavor.
- Season the soup to taste: Add salt, pepper, and other seasonings to taste. Be careful not to over-season the soup, as you can always add more seasonings later.
- Serve the soup hot, garnished with fresh herbs: This will make your soup even more inviting and delicious.
Conclusion:
Cream of mushroom and leek soup is a delicious and comforting soup that is perfect for a cold winter day. It is also a relatively easy soup to make, so it is a great option for busy weeknights. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a delicious and satisfying soup that the whole family will enjoy.
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