Another risky thing - soup that hasn't been refrigerated - but this was saved. I cooked it on Saturday, but didn't get to it until today.
I make this soup mostly in winter, but recently I've fancied mushrooms. So, a couple of medium onions, chopped and fried in butter - the smell of this always delights me - much nicer than onions in olive oil... when they've softened a bit, with the aid of a good pinch of salt - add about a pound 500g of chopped mushrooms, more butter and salt to sweat them a bit - when the mushrooms are wilted, take a litre ice cream box full of stock from your freezer (what - you haven't got any? What are you doing with your chicken bones then? Throwing them a-way????) and pour it into the saucepan. Add pepper and any complementary herb (parsley, tarragon, etc) you like. Lid on, bring to boil, simmer for a bit - say 25 mins. Insert stick blender and grind away at the saucepan contents. Swirl cream in bowls if you like.
That's it.
What I ate today
Mushroom soup was lunch. In the evening I suffered from a 4 hour round trip to Hythe, which is normally only 50 minutes away. Mark offered to buy fish and chips. I accepted. They were delicious, but in spite of having bought a smaller portion than last time, I felt totally bloated. TMI. But wondering why.
I make this soup mostly in winter, but recently I've fancied mushrooms. So, a couple of medium onions, chopped and fried in butter - the smell of this always delights me - much nicer than onions in olive oil... when they've softened a bit, with the aid of a good pinch of salt - add about a pound 500g of chopped mushrooms, more butter and salt to sweat them a bit - when the mushrooms are wilted, take a litre ice cream box full of stock from your freezer (what - you haven't got any? What are you doing with your chicken bones then? Throwing them a-way????) and pour it into the saucepan. Add pepper and any complementary herb (parsley, tarragon, etc) you like. Lid on, bring to boil, simmer for a bit - say 25 mins. Insert stick blender and grind away at the saucepan contents. Swirl cream in bowls if you like.
That's it.
What I ate today
Mushroom soup was lunch. In the evening I suffered from a 4 hour round trip to Hythe, which is normally only 50 minutes away. Mark offered to buy fish and chips. I accepted. They were delicious, but in spite of having bought a smaller portion than last time, I felt totally bloated. TMI. But wondering why.
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