After all the rich food eaten over the holidays, it was nice to return to French Fridays with Dorie and make something simple for dinner, yet hot and hearty enough to satisfy you on a cold night. I made this recipe after work and I was so happy that it didn't take any time at all to make. The onion, garlic and the mushrooms cooking in the butter filled the kitchen with a wonderful aroma. The addition of the wine and the herbs of parsley and rosemary made it smell even better.
Once you add the chicken stock you let it simmer for about 20 minutes and then in small batches you purée the soup in a blender. This was the first time I have ever made a puréed soup because my family prefers chunky soup. Really though, it is the kind of soup that satisfies both those who love smooth and those who love chunky because before serving you make a salad in the soup bowl of sliced mushrooms, snipped chives and slices of scallions before you pour the hot puréed soup over it. Add a dollop of crème fraîche and you have the most tasty soup. The hot blended soup ever so slightly cooks the mushroom salad and gives the soup an earthy flavor, but the crème fraîche mixes in with the purée and gives the soup such a creamy richness that is simply delightful.
This recipe was a hit with us and I will be making it again over the winter months. You can see what other FFwD members did with this recipe over at French Fridays with Dorie.
You can find this recipe in Dorie Greenspan's cookbook, Around My French Table on pp. 72-73.
Next French Friday: Gnocchi à la Parisienne
Beautifully presented (as always!)…simple yet scrumptious!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that this was the best way to recover from of the holiday festivities!
ReplyDeleteYour soup looks so warm and yummy! I love your bowls :)
Love your soup in the blue bowls...beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOooh, yummy! I just got a new soup tureen that this needs to go in (before it goes into our bellies). I absolutely love mushrooms!
ReplyDeleteLove your photos! Glad you enjoyed this one!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you enjoyed the pureed version. I was also hesitant, but I enjoyed it as well. Here's to a new year and trying new things!
ReplyDeleteI puree a lot of different soups because my husband is finicky with veggies in his soup. That said, he's not crazy about mushroom soup…I loved it! Your pictures and presentation are lovely!
ReplyDeleteElaine Happy New Year! Your site looks lovely. I also really enjoyed this soup. Great for after work and very comforting.B:)
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed this recipe, I liked it but it wasn't extremely popular household-wide. It is nice to get back to basic foods in the New Year.
ReplyDeleteI really like the composition of your first photo.
ReplyDeleteLovely post and I'm with everyone else your presentation and composition is beautiful. Those bowls were perfect for this soup. Just beautiful
ReplyDeleteCool bowls!
ReplyDeleteThis was a really nice soup, wasn't it? And easy (double bonus). Looks great.
Beautiful soup! Love how you called it "the best of both worlds" creamy and chunky. Too true. Nicely done!!!
ReplyDeleteYours looks so smooth and creamy! I loved that it tasted like a cream soup without the guilt. :) Love your bowls!
ReplyDeleteLovely! I agree that this soup is simple, easy to make and delicious! A definite addition to our weeknight arsenal against the cold winter nights (such as they are in So. Cal!)
ReplyDeleteI agree...thought it both creamy and chunkyish! I used my immersion blender and loved the result. I had leftovers for dinner tonight and I'm still amazed at something so delicious that was so simple and satisfying. My previous versions of mushroom soup involved half and half and I love that Dorie's version does not include that guilt!
ReplyDeleteLovely setting and photos.
What beautiful soup! Mushrooms are so "comfort food" to me - I'm glad you enjoyed it and that it was so easy... easy enough for ME to make! Love the MS bowls - so french!
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked it. It was not for me, but that's an individual thing.
ReplyDeleteI agree that your first photo especially is really good. I think this is one of those recipes that can serve as comfort food or dinner party fare - and it's simple, to boot!
ReplyDeleteWasn't this good? I'll be making it again too. And your photo is so lovely. I lack the patience to stage a photo so nicely...but you have inspired me to try the next time around!
ReplyDeleteTrevor Sis. Boom.
This recipe was the right choice to start off the year! And I love your bowls!
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