Creamy Chanterelle Mushroom Soup

Ingredients

• 8 ounces chanterelle mushrooms
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 cups diced shallot
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 drizzle olive oil
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 0.5 cups half-and-half

Instructions

1. 1

   Rinse mushrooms and pat dry. Slice in half. Rinse off any bugs or dirt and chop.

2. 2

   Melt butter in a deep, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add shallots and cook until translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir mushroom pieces into the shallots and toss in a generous pinch of salt to help draw out their juices. Add pepper. Drizzle with olive oil. Continue to cook until mushroom pieces shrink in size and brown slightly, about 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Pour chicken stock into the pot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly, 10 to 20 minutes.

4. 4

   Ladle soup into a high-powered blender. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; blend on high until pureed, 1 to 2 minutes. Add half-and-half and blend for 1 minute more. Return blended soup to the pot. Heat until warmed through, 5 to 10 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning.