So much better than the canned stuff from Campbell’s, this homemade golden mushroom soup is made with loads of mushrooms, beef stock, milk and a touch of tomato.
When I was growing up, my mom never failed to have a few cans of Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup in the cupboard because it was so useful in a lot of recipes back then. The hey-day of casseroles. But we also just loved opening a can, diluting it with milk and sipping it nice and hot out of a big mug.
It wasn’t until I was much, much older and doing my own shopping that I discovered their golden mushroom soup which, in my opinion is much richer in flavor since it’s made with beef stock. Whether I’d have liked it as a child, who can tell?
The sherry I add in at the end is optional but I discovered what a huge improvement in flavor it gave when I first made Anthony Bourdain’s mushroom soup. It’s only 1 tablespoon in the whole pan but the sherry lifts the soup into gourmet territory. It’s that good. Try adding it and see if you agree!
Homemade Golden Mushroom Soup
This soup is easily made gluten and dairy free by using a gluten free flour mix, non-dairy butter and almond milk. A good friend of mine uses those to make regular cream of mushroom soup for her grandbabies and they love it!
Ingredients
1.5 lb or 680g baby bella or swiss brown mushrooms
1/4 cup or 57g butter or dairy free butter
2 cloves garlic
1 medium onion (approx. weight 5 3/4 oz or 163g)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
3/4 cup or 96g all-purpose flour or gluten free flour mix
4 cups or 960ml beef stock
2 cups or 480ml milk (I use 2%/semi-skimmed) or almond milk
Fine sea salt
1 tablespoon sherry, optional
Optional for garnish:
Reserved small mushrooms, from amount for soup (see note in Method below)
Drizzle olive oil
Chopped parsley
Method
Puree the garlic and onion in a small food processor. Set aside.
This step is optional: Set aside and slice a few small mushrooms to pan fry and use as garnish.
Trim any hard stem ends off of the mushrooms and discard. Chop the rest of the mushrooms into small pieces.
In large saucepan, sauté the chopped mushrooms in the butter over a medium high heat until they have released their liquid, it has evaporated and the mushrooms have turned a lovely golden brown.
Add in the pureed onion/garlic and the tomato paste. Cook for about 5-7 minutes or until the onion is cooked. A good indication is when the onion aroma has turned mellow instead of sharp.
Remove the pan from the heat and sift the flour over mushrooms to coat, stirring well between each addition until all of the flour has been added.
Stir in the beef stock a little at a time mixing well until all the flour dissolves. Add the pepper.
Return the pan to the stove and bring the soup to a boil, stirring often until it thickens, about 7 minutes.
Reduce the heat and whisk in the milk. Cook over a low heat for about 10-15 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat as soon as soup reaches your desired thickness.
Taste for salt and add a little, if needed. Depending on the saltiness of the beef stock you used, you might not need any.
If you set aside a few small mushrooms and sliced them for garnish, fry them till almost crispy in a nonstick skillet with a drizzle of olive oil.
Stir the sherry into the soup.
Garnish each bowl with some chopped parsley and a few of the fried mushroom slices.
Enjoy!
It’s Sunday FunDay and today I’m hosting. I chose soup recipes for our theme because, and y’all probably know this, January is National Soup Month! If you have not been celebrating, fear not. It is followed quickly on by National Soup Day on February 4th. Check out the lovely soups my blogger friends are sharing:
- Bacon Cheeseburger Soup from Amy's Cooking Adventures
- Cabbage Roll Soup from A Day in the Life on the Farm
- Chicken and Dumplings Soup from Palatable Pastime
- Chicken Enchilada Soup from Karen's Kitchen Stories
- Homemade Golden Mushroom Soup from Food Lust People Love
- Keto Broccoli & Tomato Soup from Sneha's Recipe
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