{"id":3887,"date":"2026-04-19T23:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3887"},"modified":"2026-04-19T23:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T23:06:02","slug":"creamy-mushroom-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/19\/creamy-mushroom-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Creamy Mushroom Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Creamy Mushroom Soup<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>500 g fresh mushrooms (button or cremini), sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, finely chopped<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>4 cups chicken broth (or vegetable broth)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup heavy cream (or cooking cream)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon dried thyme (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley for garnish (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Saut\u00e9 the vegetables<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large pot, heat butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 3\u20134 minutes until soft. Add garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the mushrooms<\/strong><br \/>\nAdd the sliced mushrooms and cook for 8\u201310 minutes until they release their water and become golden brown.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add flour<\/strong><br \/>\nSprinkle the flour over the mushrooms and stir well. Cook for 1\u20132 minutes to remove the raw flour taste.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add broth<\/strong><br \/>\nSlowly pour in the chicken or vegetable broth while stirring continuously to avoid lumps.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Simmer<\/strong><br \/>\nBring to a boil, then reduce heat and let it simmer for 10\u201315 minutes until slightly thickened.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add cream &amp; seasoning<\/strong><br \/>\nStir in the heavy cream, salt, pepper, and thyme. Let it simmer for another 5 minutes (do not boil strongly after adding cream).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blend (optional)<\/strong><br \/>\nYou can blend all or part of the soup for a smoother texture, or leave it chunky.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong><br \/>\nGarnish with fresh parsley and serve warm with bread or toast<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Creamy Mushroom Soup \u00a0Ingredients: 500 g fresh mushrooms (button or cremini), sliced 1 medium onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3887"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3889,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3887\/revisions\/3889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}