Cream of Mushroom Soup

By michelew7

Time consuming, but delicious and worth the effort!

Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 1/3 cup flour
• 3 1/2 cups water
• 3 cubes chicken-flavored bouillon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups heavy whipping cream

Preparation

Step 1

Remove stems from mushrooms; set aside. Slice mushroom caps thinly.

In large sauce pan over medium-high heat, cook sliced mushrooms in hot butter and lemon juice until mushrooms are just tender.

Reduce heat to medium-low and with slotted spoon remove mushrooms and set aside. In remaining butter cook onion and stems until onion is tender.

Stir in flour until blended; cook 1 minute stirring the mixture constantly.

Gradually stir in water and bouillon; cook stirring constantly until mixture is thickened.

Into blender ladle half of mixture; cover and at high speed blend until smooth. Repeat with other half.

Return mixture to saucepan; stir in salt, pepper and cream. Add mushroom slices. Reheat just to boiling and serve.