French mushroom soup

Description

The soup is easy and quick to prepare. It is one of the most delicious cream soups—creamy, yet without adding a large amount of cream. It doesn't require long cooking or many ingredients. Serve the soup hot.

Instructions

1. 1

   Step 1

   Sauté the mushrooms: heat olive oil over high heat in a heavy-bottomed pot. When the oil is hot, add the butter. As soon as the butter melts, add the mushrooms, stir to coat the mushrooms with the oil.

2. 2

   Step 2

   Cook the mushrooms over high heat until they are browned, about 10 minutes.

3. 3

   Step 3

   Take about 200g of cooked mushrooms from the pot and set them aside (they will be added later).

4. 4

   Step 4

   Add the onion and garlic. Reduce the heat to medium. Stir and cook for about a minute.

5. 5

   Step 5

   Add salt, dried tarragon, and broth to a saucepan. Increase the heat, bring the contents to a boil, then cook, covered, for 10 minutes without opening. Remove from heat. Using a blender, puree the soup until smooth. Then return it to the saucepan (if the soup is too thick for your liking, add a little water).

6. 6

   Step 6

   Pour the cream into the