How To Make Cream Of Mushroom Soup

Step 1: Melt the butter

Place the pan over a low heat, add the butter and leave it to melt.

Step 2: Add the vegetables

Add the diced onion, celery, leeks and mushrooms. Sweat them in the butter for about 5 mins without allowing them to colour.

Step 3: Add the flour

When the vegetables are soft and onions translucent, add the flour and mix it in well.

Step 4: Add the milk and chicken stock

Pour in the milk and then the chicken stock and stir.

Step 5: Season with salt and pepper

Before leaving the soup to cook, season it well with salt and pepper.

Step 6: Cook for 25 minutes

Leave the soup to cook for about 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 7: Liquidize the soup

After the 25 minutes and when you see the soup has turned creamy, pour it into a liquidizer and blend until no bits remain.

Step 8: Taste and season again

Taste the soup and if necessary season again then ladle it into a large bowl and serve with crusty bread.