Mushroom Soup with Toasted Bread
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Michel Bras purees this lush mushroom soup with bread toasted to a dark brown to thicken the texture and deepen its flavor. He learned the trick from his mother growing up in the Aubrac mountains, one of France's poorest regions. "I used to mix bread crumbs with sugar for a little treat," Bras says. "We were happy with very little."


Mushroom Soup with Toasted Bread
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Servings: 12
Prep Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
Related Categories: Appetizers, Christmas, Mushroom Soup, Mushroom Soup, Mushroom Soup, Portobello Mushrooms, Seasonal, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian, Winter, Winter Soups and Stews
 
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Ingredients
  • 3 1/2  slices
    of sourdough bread (6 ounces), crusts removed
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  • 4  tablespoons
    unsalted butter
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  • 1 1/2  pounds
    white mushrooms, coarsely chopped
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  • 2 
    portobello mushrooms, stems discarded, black gills reserved for garnish, caps coarsely chopped
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  • 2 
    large garlic cloves, thinly sliced
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    Salt and freshly ground white pepper
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  • 6  cups
    vegetable broth or water
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  • 3/4  cup
    heavy cream
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  • 12 
    dill sprigs
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Directions
1.
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Bake the bread slices on a baking sheet for about 1 hour and 40 minutes, until deeply browned.
2.
In a pot, melt the butter. Add the mushrooms and the garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cover and cook over moderate heat, until the mushrooms are softened, 5 minutes. Add the broth and 1/2 cup of the cream; bring to a boil. Cover and simmer until the mushrooms are tender, 10 minutes.
3.
Add the toasted bread to the soup; simmer until softened, 5 minutes. Working in batches, puree the soup in a food processor. Return the soup to the pot, season with salt and pepper and keep warm.
4.
In a saucepan, bring the remaining 1/4 cup of cream to a boil. Remove from the heat; whisk until frothy. Ladle the soup into bowls, top with the frothed cream, garnish with the dill and portobello gills and serve.
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