Mushroom and Potato Soup with Garlic and Herbs
A clear mushroom soup with potatoes, carrot, onion and garlic.
Homestyle Mushroom and Potato Soup is a clear mushroom soup with potatoes, carrot, onion and garlic. This English recipe is based on the original article, “Homestyle Mushroom and Potato Soup,” and keeps its main ingredients and cooking sequence. Read the ingredient list first, then prepare the equipment and work through the steps in order. Use cultivated mushrooms unless wild mushrooms have been identified by a qualified expert. Serve hot with rye toast or a spoonful of sour cream. The indicated times are practical estimates: the size of your pan or appliance, the thickness of the ingredients and any resting or cooling period can change when the dish is ready. Use the doneness cue in the instructions and follow the storage note if you have leftovers.
Recipe card
Mushroom and Potato Soup with Garlic and Herbs
Equipment: Mixing bowl, measuring tools and suitable cooking equipment
Ingredients
Main ingredients
Instructions
Prepare the vegetables
Clean and slice the mushrooms. Dice the potatoes and onion, slice the carrot and mince the garlic.
Sweat and brown
Soften the onion in oil in a large pot. Add the mushrooms and cook 7–10 minutes until their released liquid partly evaporates.
Simmer
Add carrot and cook 2–3 minutes; stir in garlic. Pour in the water or stock, bring to a boil, then add potatoes, bay leaf and peppercorns. Simmer 15–20 minutes until potatoes are tender.
Finish
Season to taste, discard the bay leaf and top with fresh herbs.
How to tell when it is ready
Season to taste, discard the bay leaf and top with fresh herbs.
Tips
- Use cultivated mushrooms unless wild mushrooms have been identified by a qualified expert.
- Measure the ingredients before starting.
- Follow the texture and doneness cues in the method; appliance settings and ingredient size vary.
- Review the ingredient options before making substitutions.
Troubleshooting
- Use cultivated mushrooms unless wild mushrooms have been identified by a qualified expert.
- Check the measured ingredients and cooking cue if the texture differs from the recipe.
Serving suggestions
- Serve hot with rye toast or a spoonful of sour cream.
- Serve at the temperature stated in the final step.
- Store any leftovers using the storage directions below.
Storage
Cool promptly; refrigerate in a covered container up to 3 days and reheat thoroughly.
Homestyle Mushroom and Potato Soup is ready to serve when the final cooking and cooling cues have been met.
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