French Mushroom Soup

Ingredients:

1/4 cup butter 50 mL
1 lb fresh Mushrooms, thinly sliced 500 g
1/3 cup flour 75 mL
6 cups chicken broth 1.5 L
1/2 tsp dried thyme leaves 2 mL
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup chopped green onions 50 mL
2 large egg yolks
1/2 cup whipping cream 125 mL
2 tbsp minced parsley 25 mL
White pepper to taste

Instructions:

1. In large heavy soup pot, melt butter over medium heat.

2. Sauté mushrooms for 5-6 minutes or until mixture from mushrooms has evaporated.

3. Sprinkle flour over mushrooms and cook 1 minute. Gradually stir in broth.

4. Bring to boil, stirring constantly. Add thyme and bay leaf.

5. Reduce heat and cover. Simmer 15- 20 minutes. Remove bay leaf.

6. In small bowl whisk egg yolks with cream; stir 1 cup (250 mL) hot broth into cream mixture and then return all to saucepan.

7. Heat over low heat (do not boil) until hot about 5 minutes.

8. Add pepper to taste. Serve sprinkled with parsley.

Helpful Hints:

If table cream is substituted and allowed to boil it will curdle.

Variation: Add 1/4 cup (50 mL) medium sherry.

Nutritional Information:
Per Serving
Calories: 162
Protein :  3.8 g
Fat:  12.6 g
Carbohydrates: 7.4 g
Dietary Fibre: 1.1 g

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www. newscanada.com

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