Cream of Mushroom Soup

Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 large peeled and small diced yellow onion
- 4 finely minced cloves of garlic
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 pounds assorted cleaned and sliced fresh mushrooms
- ½ cup white wine
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 quarts chicken stock
- 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons finely minced fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon finely minced fresh thyme
- sea salt and pepper to taste
Procedures
- Add the butter to a large pot over low heat and cook the onions until well caramelized, about 45 minutes.
- Next, stir in the garlic and cook for 1 to 2 minutes or until you smell it.
- Add in the mushrooms and turn the heat to high and sauté for 15-20 minutes or until the mushrooms are cooked down. Stir often.
- Deglaze with white wine and cook until it has been absorbed about 5 minutes. Stir often.
- Mix in the flour completely and then pour in the chicken stock and bring the soup to a boil, it should be thick.
- Puree the soup using a hand blender or regular blender until smooth.
- Finish my stirring in cream, herbs, salt, and pepper.