Mix Mushrooms Soup (MMS)

after walking at our local market (tesco) hehe. we found some mushrooms for sale with a good deal. so we made homemade soup we bought:

• Baby portobello - RM 0.89
  
• Mix of button, swiss brown and portabello - RM 1.10
  
• Button mushrooms - RM 0.60

Normaly this will cost more, but my guess is, its old stock and they needed to sell it out fast. so there we go.

Ingredients

• Button mushrooms (sliced)
  
• Baby portobello mushrooms (sliced)
  
• Swiss brown mushrooms (sliced)
  
• Butter or oil
  
• Plain flour
  
• Chicken broth
  
• Low fat milk
  
• Dash of pepper
  
• Pinch of organo
  
• Grated Parmesan cheese (Parmigiano-Reggiano)

Instructions

1. Heat up butter or oil in a pan. If using non-stick pan, the fats used can be minimised.
   
2. Add in the three mushrooms and saute till mushrooms give out their earthy juices.
   
3. Add in chicken broth and milk and let simmer.
   
4. Be generous as you sprinkle in the parmesan cheese and mix well. The cheese will lend some natural salt to the soup as well as flavour.
   
5. After simmering for approximately half 20 minutes, scoop out 3/4 of the mushrooms.
   
6. Pulse the mushrooms till coarse in ablender. Caution not to blend them too fine lest they lose their bite.
   
7. Re-add the mushrooms into the soup and stir well.
   
8. Add a dash of pepper and a pinch of oregano for seasoning.
   
9. Dissolve flour in some water and add the mixture into soup while stirring the soup gently.
   
10. Simmer the soup till it thickens to preferred consistency and it'll be ready to serve.

*** For a more creamy soup, you can substitute the low fat milk with whipping cream.

*** Instead of parmesan, you can substitute with cheddar for creaminess.

*** If you're a big time fan of mushrooms, you can add in other mushrooms such as shiitake as it really lends a richer taste to the soup. If you have an experimental streak, you can also try adding some eringi.

Now here is a pic of what we have that day, our MMS and some pasta (totaly awsome)
I got this from my SOYA blog... http://www.kytze.blogspot.com/ .. well this is her creation =) I love you SOYA!!!! Thanks and hope you enjoy your soup, please give me some comments.