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Ingredients
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Qty,Desc
25g (1oz), dried mushrooms
275ml (9½fl oz), boiling water
50g (1¾oz) ,butter
110g (4oz), dark-gilled mushrooms roughly chopped
2 medium, carrots chopped
2 ,celery stalks chopped
1 medium, onion chopped
1, leek washed and chopped
2 ,bay leaves
1½ teaspoons ,chopped fresh thyme
2 ,cloves garlic crushed
2ltr (3½pt), vegetable stock
some, flour to thicken
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Method
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Put the dried mushrooms in a jug with 275ml boiling water and leave them to soak for 10 minutes
Melt the butter,
Saute all the prepared vegetables, herbs and garlic, stir well over a gentle heat until everything is glistening with a coating of butter NOT MUSHROOMS.
Pour in the dried mushrooms and their soaking water, followed by 2ltr (3½pt) of hot stock.
Bring up to a gentle simmer and, keeping the heat low, let the soup barely simmer for 1 hour.
After that, place a colander over a large bowl and strain the soup into it.
Remove the bay leaves, and purée the vegetables with a little bit of the stock in a liquidizer , then return this to the rest of the stock and whisk to a smooth consistency.
Add flour and hard boil to reduce.