updated Dec 24
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| Creamy Mushroom Soup, silky and smooth but without cream or potatoes! 'How did you get this so smooth? I would never have realised it didn't have any cream. It made such an enjoyable meal!' Taster |
Nothing matches home-made mushroom soup; thick, creamy and mushroom-y with chunks of meaty 'shrooms punctuating intense savouriness. If you're looking for a low-fat, low-carb version - no cream or potatoes - but still offering intense creaminess and thick silky textures, look no further.
67goingon50 has created a sensational Skinny version. And it suits vegans, pescatarians and meat eaters.
No-cream luxury Mushroom Soup with Sherry contains only a couple of tablespoons of butter (plant butter will also do), and cream is replaced with leftover fibre-rich brown rice to thicken and flavour without raising cholesterol.
Preparation is easy and quick; apart from a little chopping, the prep is 30 mins max. The result is far superior to tinned...there's no metallic taste and no pesky preservatives.
The soup, despite looking so luxurious, is wallet friendly but if pockets are deep, replace some common-all-garden 'shrooms with wild mushrooms OR for low fodmaps, oyster mushrooms .
The sherry elevates the soup to a higher level but can be replaced with plant or milk for kids.
The soup works best with the base whizzed to a puree in a smoothie maker/processor (as in the photo) but it can also be served as a chunky hearty almost-stew.
Cost: £3.50- £4.50 depending on choice of mushrooms & fridge leftovers
Makes: 2 pints
Ingred:
1 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp butter or Vegan substitute
600gm/21oz (2x300gm packets) mushrooms, chestnut for flavour but white is fine; if pockets are deep, replace with wild mushrooms or for low fodmaps, oyster mushrooms
juice of one lemon
1/3-1/2 tsp dried thyme
approx 2 cups good chicken or vegetable stock (granules are fine)
1/4-1/3 cup med sherry/white grape juice
80-100gm/2 3/4-3 1/2 oz cooked brown rice
1/2-1 tsp each pepper & salt
whipping cream (opt) or more stock
Garnish:
white of spring onion, finely diced
plain unsweetened plant/dairy yoghurt (opt)
whipping cream (opt)
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