Mushroom Soup

Ingredients

• 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup shallots or onion, minced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb cremini or mixed mushrooms, sliced
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
• 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1 cup heavy cream or half-and-half
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

Before you start

• Wipe the mushrooms clean and slice them.

Directions

1. Melt, cook until soft 3 min: unsalted butter, shallots or onion.
2. Add, cook 1 min: step 1, garlic.
3. Add, cook until browned 8 to 10 min: step 2, cremini or mixed mushrooms.
4. Stir in, cook 2 min: step 3, all-purpose flour.
5. Whisk in gradually, simmer 15 min: step 4, chicken or vegetable broth, dried thyme.
6. Stir in, heat through without boiling: step 5, heavy cream or half-and-half, salt, black pepper.
7. Sprinkle with: step 6, fresh parsley.