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Morel mushroom soup

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Soup
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 600 grams (1.3 lb) fresh morels, sliced
  • 1 large shallot, diced
  • 3 sprigs thyme
  • 1 liter (4¼ cups) chicken stock
  • 3 deciliters (1¼ cups) heavy cream
  • Salt and pepper
  • Lemon juice

Topping

  • Butter
  • 50-100 grams (2-3.5 oz) fresh morels, sliced
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

Morel mushroom soup

  • Melt the butter in a large heavy-bottomed pot.
  • Turn down the heat to low and add the morels. Gently saute for 5 minutes while stirring. It's super important that they don't take color and that you keep the temperature on low.
  • Add the shallots and thyme and continue sautering for a further 2 minutes.
  • Now pour the chicken stock and heavy cream into the pan and bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 minutes with the lid on.
  • Remove the thyme sprigs and blend the soup.
  • Season to taste with salt, pepper, and lemon juice.

Topping

  • Melt a generous amount of butter in a frying pan. Once the butter has melted, turn down to low heat.
  • Pour 50-100 g (2-3.5 oz) of morel mushrooms into the pan and let them saute on low heat for about 10 minutes.
  • Taste with salt and pepper.
  • Serve the hot morel mushroom soup with some butterfried morels as a topping.
Keyword morel mushrooms