Caramelized Onion and Portobello Mushroom Soup with Goat Cheese Croutons

Name: Caramelized Onion and Portobello Mushroom Soup with Goat Cheese Croutons
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter; 3 Tbsps Cognac or brandy; 237 milliliters dry white wine; 18 slices 18 1-inch-thick slices French-bread baguette, toasted; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 227 grams soft fresh goat cheese, room temperature; 1 liters 1/2 pounds onions, halved, thinly sliced (about; 680 grams portobello mushrooms, stemmed, caps halved and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick strips; 4 fresh thyme sprigs; 2 liters canned vegetable broth

Caramelized Onion and Portobello Mushroom Soup with Goat Cheese Croutons is a vegetarian main course. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 34g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 852 calories. This recipe covers 35% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. If you have french-bread baguette, cognac, thyme sprigs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the dry white wine you could follow this main course with the White Wine Frozen Yogurt as a dessert.

Instructions

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in heavy large pot over high heat.

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Butter

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Add onions and thyme; sauté until onions begin to soften, about 8 minutes. Reduce heat to low; cook until onions are caramelized, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.

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Onion

Thyme

Transfer onion mixture to medium bowl.

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Onion

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Melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in same pot over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Add mushrooms; sauté until soft, about 12 minutes.

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Mushrooms

Add Cognac and garlic; stir 20 seconds. Stir in onion mixture, then broth and wine. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer until onions are very tender, about 45 minutes. Discard thyme sprigs. Season soup with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly; cover and chill. Bring to simmer before serving.)

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Salt And Pepper

Fresh Thyme

Cognac

Garlic

Onion

Broth

Soup

Wine

Preheat broiler.

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Place baguette slices on large baking sheet.

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Baguette

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Spread goat cheese on baguette slices, dividing equally. Broil goat cheese croutons until cheese begins to brown in spots, about 30 seconds. Divide soup among 6 bowls. Top with croutons and serve.

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Goat Cheese