FRENCH MUSHROOM SOUP

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This recipe is adapted from Martha's first book, Entertaining.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Soups, Stews & Stocks     Soup Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup minced onion
1/2 cup unsalted butter, divided
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
12 cups homemade chicken stock or low-sodium canned chicken broth
2 sprigs flat-leaf parsley leaves, plus more for garnish
1 small dried bay leaf
Pinch of dried thyme
3 pounds mixed mushrooms, such as shiitake, cremini, and oyster, trimmed and thinly sliced
Coarse salt
Juice of 1/2 lemon
4 large egg yolks
1 cup heavy cream

Steps:

  • Cook onions in 4 tablespoons butter in a large stockpot over medium heat until soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in flour and cook over low heat for 4 minutes without browning. Add the stock, blending it completely with the flour. Add the parsley, bay leaf, and thyme, and simmer for 20 minutes. Strain into a second pot.
  • In a large skillet, heat remaining 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add the cremini mushrooms and season with salt. Cook until softened, and then add the shiitake and oyster mushrooms. Season with salt and lemon juice and cook until mushrooms are deep golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Reheat stock mixture to a simmer. Whisk the egg yolks and cream until blended. While whisking, slowly add a cupful of the hot soup into the cream mixture and add back to the soup and heat to just below a simmer (if the soup simmers, the yolks will curdle). Add the cooked mushroom mixture and stir to combine. Serve garnished with parsley.

Zain Suleman
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This soup is a great way to get your kids to eat mushrooms. It's also a very healthy recipe.


Travon Wright
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This soup is a great way to use up leftover mushrooms. It's also a very affordable recipe.


Thomas Brislane
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This soup is a bit time-consuming to make, but it's worth the effort. It's the perfect soup for a special occasion.


Boy alone
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This soup is divine! The flavors are so rich and complex, and the texture is velvety smooth. I highly recommend it.


Sultan Saddiqui
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I've made this soup several times, and it's always a crowd-pleaser. It's the perfect soup for a potluck or a party.


Ahmed Mostafa
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This soup is so easy to make, and it's always a hit with my family. I love that I can use any kind of mushrooms I have on hand.


ekram Awol
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This soup is delicious! I love the combination of mushrooms, cream, and white wine. It's the perfect soup for a special occasion.


Shiuli Akter
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I made this soup exactly as the recipe stated, but it turned out bland and watery. I'm not sure what I did wrong.


Des Demona
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This soup was a little too rich for my taste. It was also a bit too salty. I think I would have liked it better if I had used less butter and cream.


Minhaj Uddin
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I'm not a huge fan of mushrooms, but I actually really liked this soup. The mushrooms were cooked perfectly, and they had a nice earthy flavor. The soup was also very creamy and flavorful. I would definitely make this again.


Falin Op
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This soup is the perfect comfort food for a cold winter day. It's warm, creamy, and flavorful, and it's sure to fill you up. I highly recommend it!


Kakoza James
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I made this soup for a dinner party, and it was a huge success! Everyone loved it, and I even got a few requests for the recipe. I will definitely be making this soup again.


Chantal C-bolt Seabolt
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This soup was just okay. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything special either. I probably won't make it again.


sail baba
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I was really looking forward to trying this soup, but I was disappointed. The soup was bland and watery, and the mushrooms were tough. I won't be making this again.


Mary karstrom
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This soup was amazing! The flavors were incredible, and the texture was so smooth and creamy. I will definitely be making this again.


Shinte Akter
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This soup was delicious! I followed the recipe exactly, and it turned out perfectly. The soup was thick and creamy, with a rich mushroom flavor. I served it with a side of crusty bread, and it was the perfect meal for a cold winter night.


Zayed
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I love this soup! It's so creamy and flavorful, and the mushrooms give it a really nice earthy flavor. I also appreciate that it's a relatively easy recipe to make.


Yussuf zainab
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This French mushroom soup recipe was a huge hit with my family! The soup was creamy, flavorful, and packed with mushrooms. I used a variety of mushrooms, including cremini, shiitake, and oyster, and they all added their own unique flavor to the dish.