Southern Mushroom Soup

Name: Southern Mushroom Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp softened butter; 473 milliliters chicken broth; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 473 milliliters chopped fresh mushrooms; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 355 milliliters milk; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste; 237 milliliters shredded sharp Cheddar cheese; 4 slices white bread, toasted

Southern Mushroom Soup might be a good recipe to expand your main course collection. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 412 calories, 16g of protein, and 27g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. It is a reasonably priced recipe for fans of Southern food. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. Head to the store and pick up bread, salt and pepper, sharp cheddar cheese, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the flour you could follow this main course with the Apple Tart with Caramel Sauce as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, combine the mushrooms, onion and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, then simmer covered for 15 minutes over low heat.

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Chicken Broth

Mushrooms

Onion

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Sauce Pan

Stir together the melted butter and flour to make a paste. Stir the paste into the pan with the vegetables. Increase the heat to medium, and gradually stir in the milk. Continue stirring constantly.

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Vegetable

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Milk

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Frying Pan

When the mixture thickens and begins to boil, stir in the cream. Cook over low heat without boiling for about 10 minutes, or until the mushrooms are tender. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Mushrooms

Cream

Ladle the soup into bowls, and trim pieces of toast to fit the bowls. Butter the toast, and place on top of the soup.

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Butter

Toast

Soup

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Bowl

Ladle

Sprinkle the cheese over the bread and serve.

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Cheese

Bread

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Servings:

1Tbsp

softened butter 473milliliters

chicken broth 3Tbsps

all-purpose flour 473milliliters

chopped fresh mushrooms 118milliliters

heavy cream 355milliliters

milk 1small

onion, chopped 1pinch

salt and pepper to taste 237milliliters

shredded sharp Cheddar cheese 4slices

white bread, toasted

Recommended wine: Riesling, Sparkling Wine, Zinfandel

Southern works really well with Riesling, Sparkling Wine, and Zinfandel. In general, there are a few rules that will help you pair wine with southern food. Food-friendly riesling or sparkling white wine will work with many fried foods, while zinfandel is great with barbecued fare. You could try King Frosch Riesling Auslese All Natural German. Reviewers quite like it with a 5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 19 dollars per bottle.