How to make cream of mushroom soup?

The method of using cream and mushrooms to cook soup originates from Western food culture. The flavor of cream of mushroom soup is relatively rich, but it does not feel strange. On the contrary, the flavor goes well together. The key to making cream of mushroom soup is to have good cream.

Ingredients: 8 white mushrooms, 100g light cream, 100g ham or cooked beef, 1/4 onion, 120g butter, 120g flour, salt to taste, black pepper

Most of the ingredients can be purchased in supermarkets.

1. Slice white mushrooms, dice ham or cooked beef, and chop onions for later use

2. Put a frying pan on fire and melt 100g butter in the pan over low heat.

3. Add flour and fry until cooked and fragrant

4. After the flour is fried and mixed with the butter, add about 800 grams of water to the pot. While adding water, stir quickly and evenly with a whisk or food mixer.

5. Continue to cook the soup on low heat. Heat another pot, add a little butter, add chopped onion and sauté until fragrant.

6. When the onion turns golden and translucent, add the mushrooms and shrimp and fry until cooked.

7. Add the fried mushrooms, onions and diced ham into the simmering soup and cook together.

8. Stir constantly until the soup becomes thicker, add light cream, appropriate amount of salt and black pepper, stir evenly, and serve after boiling.

9. If you like mushroom soup without the texture of whole mushrooms, you can blend all the ingredients in a food processor, simmer until thick, and season.

Tips

1. If you don’t like the soup to be too thick, you can use less butter and flour.

2. If you like a smoother soup texture, you can use a food processor to break up the solid parts of the soup, and then continue to cook until the soup ingredients are blended and rich. Stir well while cooking so that the flavors of the mushrooms and ham will be more fully integrated into the soup. If you like the feeling of having whole pieces of mushrooms and ham, there is no need to crush them.

3. You can use pork, chicken or shrimp instead of ham or cooked beef.