Cooking Time:30 mins
Understanding food allergies and intolerances
Cream of mushroom soup
Serves:4 Adults
Cost:Low
This is a hearty, healthy and warming soup that is very easy to make and impressive – even if you have never cooked before.
About this recipe
This recipe is adapted from 101+ Square Meals.
Ingredients
- 10 mushrooms, chopped
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
- 50g / 2 oz. of plain flour
- 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 425ml / ¾ pint of semi-skimmed milk
- 575ml / 1 pint stock (1 low salt vegetable stock cube dissolved in 575ml /1 pint of hot water)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Heat the oil in a saucepan
- Add the mushrooms, onion and garlic and fry, stirring continually for 5 minutes
- Add the flour and stir well. Cook for another 2 minutes
- Gradually stir in the stock and milk and bring to the boil
- Keep stirring
- Simmer for 20 minutes, until thickened
- Add salt and pepper, to taste
What you will need
- Chopping board
- Chopping knife
- Measuring jug(for liquids)
- Saucepan
- Wooden spoon
Serving suggestions
Serve with crusty wholemeal bread.
"Try using a variety of mushrooms or other vegetables such as celery. For flavour try thyme, parsley or mixed herbs."
