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Leek And Mushroom Soup with Croutons
Leek And Mushroom Soup with Croutons
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Seasonal
Ingredients List
- 450 g Leeks; washed and trimmed
- ; (1lb)
- 175 g Button mushrooms; wiped and
- -sliced
- ; (6oz)
- 1 Stick celery; scrubbed and
- ; chopped
- 1 Onion; peeled and chopped
- 55 g Unsalted butter; (2oz)
- 3 Sprigs fresh thyme; (3 to 4)
- 2 pt Water
- 300 ml Double cream; (1/2 pint)
- Salt and ground black pepper
Directions
CROUTONS
4 Thick slices white bread
1 Fat clove garlic
4 tb Olive oil; (4 to 5)
Wash, peel and slice the leeks, removing the dark green ends.
In a large heavy pan, melt the butter and sweat the prepared vegetables.
Add the water, seasoning and thyme. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a
simmer and cook until the vegetables are tender.
Remove the thyme and discard. Liquidise the soup then pass through a coarse
sieve to remove any stringy bits. Rinse the pan then return the soup to it
and add the cream. Reheat the soup and adjust seasoning.
Remove the crusts from the bread. Cut the garlic clove in half horizontally
and rub over the surface of the bread slices. Cut the bread into cubes.
Heat a heavy frying pan and add the oil. Heat until the oil is hazy then
fry the bread cubes, turning them frequently until golden and crisp. Remove
with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Serve the soup in bowls
with a sprinkling of croutons.
4 Thick slices white bread
1 Fat clove garlic
4 tb Olive oil; (4 to 5)
Wash, peel and slice the leeks, removing the dark green ends.
In a large heavy pan, melt the butter and sweat the prepared vegetables.
Add the water, seasoning and thyme. Bring to the boil, then reduce to a
simmer and cook until the vegetables are tender.
Remove the thyme and discard. Liquidise the soup then pass through a coarse
sieve to remove any stringy bits. Rinse the pan then return the soup to it
and add the cream. Reheat the soup and adjust seasoning.
Remove the crusts from the bread. Cut the garlic clove in half horizontally
and rub over the surface of the bread slices. Cut the bread into cubes.
Heat a heavy frying pan and add the oil. Heat until the oil is hazy then
fry the bread cubes, turning them frequently until golden and crisp. Remove
with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper. Serve the soup in bowls
with a sprinkling of croutons.
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