
Porcini Mushroom Soup
Creamy Porcini Mushroom Soup. Rich, earthy and deeply comforting. This soup celebrates the deep flavour of porcini mushrooms, paired with fresh mushrooms and cream for a rich, hearty bowl that’s perfect for autumn.
Course Appetizer
Equipment
- food processor, or stick blender
Ingredients
- 1 brown onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 120g Lescure Demi‑Sel Butter, reserve some to finish the soup
- 800g flat mushrooms
- 1 kg Swiss brown mushrooms
- 30g Inaudi Dried Porcini Mushrooms (adjust to taste with more or less as preferred)
- 1 L Aneto Chicken Broth
- 600ml single cream
- Tasman Sea Salt, to taste
To Serve
- 150g crisp proscuitto shards, to garnish
- parsley, to garnish
Instructions
- Preparation Notes - The onion, garlic and fresh mushrooms can be roughly chopped in a food processor for ease, or chopped by hand if preferred.
- Warm the chicken broth gently, add the dried porcini mushrooms. Remove from the heat and allow to steep for 20 minutes to rehydrate and infuse the broth.
- In a large pot, melt the butter over medium heat - we took ours to the beurre noisette stage, for extra depth and flavour. Add the onion and garlic and cook gently until soft and translucent.
- Add the chopped flat and Swiss brown mushrooms. Cook for 10–15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened and their moisture has reduced.
- Add the porcini mushrooms and infused chicken broth to the vegetables. Bring to a gentle simmer and cook for 20 minutes to deepen the flavour.
- Blend the soup until smooth using a stick blender or countertop blender. Return to low heat.
- Stir in the single cream along with an extra knob of butter (optional) gently warm through, season to taste.
- Bake prosciutto, on a lined baking tray for 15-20 mins in an oven at 180C. Remove once crisp and golden, set aside for garnish.
- Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with prosciutto and chopped parsley, before serving.
Keyword autumn, Mushrooms, Porcini, Soup



















































