Mushroom and chestnut soup with truffle oil
Serves: 8
Total time: 
Mushroom and chestnut soup with truffle oil
Serves: 8
Total time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
152Kcal
Fat
13gr
Saturates
8gr
Carbs
5gr
Sugars
2gr
Fibre
2gr
Protein
2gr
Salt
0.2gr
Debbie Major
Cook, writer and food stylist, Debbie's reputation for foolproof, delicious recipes is second to none. She is renowned for her dedication to seasonal home cooking and her love of all things rustic and authentic. Simplicity over cheffy is her motto!
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Debbie Major
Cook, writer and food stylist, Debbie's reputation for foolproof, delicious recipes is second to none. She is renowned for her dedication to seasonal home cooking and her love of all things rustic and authentic. Simplicity over cheffy is her motto!
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Ingredients
- 5g dried porcini, snipped
- 25g unsalted butter
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 x 250g pack large flat mushrooms, chopped
- 100g cooked chestnuts
- 3 tbsp dry sherry
- 500ml vegetable or chicken stock
To serve
- 1 x 140g pack exotic mushrooms
- 20g unsalted butter
- 150ml whipping cream
- truffle oil (optional)
Step by step
Get ahead
Make the soup up to 2 days ahead, cool and chill. Can be frozen.
- Place the porcini in a small bowl, cover with boiling water and leave to soak for about 5 minutes.
- Melt the butter in a pan and add the garlic, the chopped flat mushrooms and seasoning. Cook, covered, for 5 minutes or until the juices are released.
- Add the chestnuts, porcini and their soaking liquor (minus any grit at the bottom of the bowl), plus the sherry and stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Blend; season to taste.
- Meanwhile, prepare the exotic mushrooms and cook, in batches according to type, in the butter, until golden. Whip the cream to soft peaks.
- Pour the soup into small cups and float some of the cream on top. Add a few exotic mushrooms and a drizzle of truffle oil, if using, to serve.
Chef quote
Serve in small cups as an elegant starter; to serve a larger amount in bowls, double the quantities.
