Creamy Mushroom Soup

Yum Mushroom Soup - hearty and filling. This is really the easiest mushroom soup you will ever make and the tastiest. What really makes it is good quality chicken stock. If you can make your own chicken stock it is worth the effort.

Ingredients:

30g Butter
1 tbsp olive oil
1 Onion roughly chopped
1 clove garlic crushed
750g mushrooms roughly chopped
2 cups hot chicken stock
300ml cream
salt & pepper to taste

Method:

1. In a large pot melt butter and oil over a medium heat
2. Add onions and saute' until soft and opaque
3. Add mushrooms and chicken stock
4. Cook until mushrooms are very soft - about 10 - 20 minutes
5. Using a blender or a stick blender puree' until smooth
6. Return to a low heat and add cream and salt & pepper to taste
7. Heat gently
8. Serve with hot crusty bread and sprinkled with parsley or chives