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Mushroom velouté

This smooth, creamy soup with its lovely mushroom flavour is quick and easy to make.

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Last modified on: May 10^th 2023

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 400 g mushrooms
2 100 g potatoes
3 1 shallot
4 30 g butter
5 1 litre water
6 2 tablespoons cornflour
7 150 ml cream
8 salt
9 pepper
Total weight: 1,584 grams

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45 min.	10 min.	55 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 10 min.

Prepare 400 g mushrooms.

Stage 2 - 20 min.

Peel, wash and cut into small pieces around 100 g potatoes.

Stage 3 - 5 min.

Prepare 1 shallot, and chop finely.

Stage 4 - 2 min.

Melt 30 g butter in a large saucepan on medium heat, then add the shallot. Salt, pepper and cook for 1 or 2 minutes.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

Add the mushrooms and potato and stir well.

Cook for 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

Pour in 1 litre water, salt again and bring to the boil. Leave to simmer gently for 5 minutes.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

Mix 2 tablespoons cornflour with 2 tablespoons of water.

Turn down the heat and blend thoroughly. Add the cornflour at the end while still blending.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Finish by adding 150 ml cream and blend briefly to mix well. Check seasoning.

Remarks

It's easiest to use cultivated button mushrooms (that the French call champignons de Paris), even tinned mushrooms, but if you can, use freshly-gathered wild mushrooms, as the flavour will be so much better.

You can also add a handful of dried mushrooms (morels, chanterelles, etc.), simply rinsed. Again this willl improve the flavour, making it not only stronger, but woody.

Keeping

A few days in the fridge in a sealed container.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
544 Kcal or 2,278 Kj	17 gr	60 gr	26 gr
27 %	7 %	6 %	4 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
34 Kcal or 142 Kj	1 gr	4 gr	2 gr
2 %	<1 %	<1 %	<1 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
91 Kcal or 381 Kj	3 gr	10 gr	4 gr
5 %	1 %	1 %	1 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 2.49 €
Per person : 0.42 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: How to rehydrate dried mushrooms, Puff or flaky pastry (pâte feuilletée), Kouign-amann, Cretan Bread, Franche-Comté sticks, ... All
	Mushrooms: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bolognaise lasagne, Vol-au-vent, Crunchy courgette and mushroom salad, Mixed salad, Stuffed Mushrooms, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Bounty-style tart for Alison, Nanou's apple and almond cake, Courgette tart with mint, Chocolate muffins, Escalope of veal in a cream sauce, ... All
	Potatoes: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Late Winter Soup with Fresh Spinach, Fisherman's Ragout, Roast in the bag pork with fondant vegetables., Potato and broccoli gratin, Chilli langoustines, ... All

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