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Cream of giant shiitake mushroom soup

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Came across some giant shiitake mushrooms in an organic vegetable shop. Turned out they make a divine cream of mushroom soup.

This is not the only cream of mushroom soup recipe on delectabilia. This recipe is simpler, and arguably has a more interesting flavour. However, it relies on these very special mushrooms which may not (yet) be easy to find in your locality. By “giant” I mean about 10cm diameter. While their skin is the typical brown of the smaller shiitake mushrooms, there is a lot more white flesh inside. Hence the colour of this soup is nearly while, yet it has a distinct but mellow mushroom flavour. I served this to quite a diverse group and it was a hit across cultures and a wide age range.

Cream of giant shiitake mushroom soup

Servings: 6 people
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Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 20 g unsalted butter
  • 1 onion
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 200 g fresh giant shiitake mushrooms Ideally organically grown
  • 10 sprigs fresh thyme Just a suggestion. More or less if you like
  • 2 Tbsp flour
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock or water
  • 1/2 cup cooking cream
  • 2 tsp mustard
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 6 tsp truffle infused oil

Instructions

  1. Bring a large saucepan to a medium heat and add the olive oil and butter.
  2. When the butter has melted, add the onion to the saucepan and sauté until softened.
  3. Add the garlic, mushrooms, and sprigs of thyme. Sauté until the mushrooms have expelled their moisture and it has evaporated.

  4. Remove the thyme stalks, leaving behind as many leaves as possible. Most of them would have detached during the cooking.

  5. Add the flour to the pan and stir into the mushrooms. It will form a paste with the olive oil and butter.
  6. Continue cooking until the paste is golden brown.
  7. Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly.

  8. Slowly add the stock or water.

  9. Add the mustard, salt, and pepper and simmer for 20 minutes.

  10. Remove from the heat and add the cream.

  11. Use an immersion blender to blend until smooth, then return to a low heat.

  12. Add the grated parmesan and stir in until combined.

  13. If necessary, add more vegetable stock, water, or milk to bring to a suitable soup consistency.
  14. Serve each bowl with a tsp of truffle infused oil drizzled onto the soup.
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