Creamy Chicken of the Woods Soup with Dumplings and Herbs
A simple, light, creamy soup made with chicken of the woods mushrooms, potato dumplings and herbs.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 366kcal
Cost: 10
Equipment
- 3 quart soup pot
Ingredients
- 6-8 oz chicken of the woods mushrooms
- 4 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter divided
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 3 oz carrot 1 small
- 3 oz celery 1 rib
- 3 oz yellow onion 1 small
- 2 oz shallot 1 small, optional
- 4 oz cooked gnocchi or other potato dumplings
- Finishing
- Small handful of torn basil leaves or tarragon
- Fresh grated lemon zest and juice
Instructions
- Make the roux by mashing the flour and butter together in a bowl until smooth and reserve.
- Dice the carrot, onion, celery. Finely chop the shallot or dice ¼ inch. Heat one tablespoon of the butter in a 3 quart sauce pot.
- Add the vegetables and cook on medium heat, stirring occasionally until the onion is translucent. Take your time and really cook them, it should take about 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken of the woods and cook until tender. You make need to cover the pot and add a splash of liquid to steam them. You can also use frozen mushrooms.
- Deglaze the pan with the wine, the add the stock and bay leaf, cover and bring to a simmer. Cook for 15 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
- Add the kneaded roux and mash it against the side of the pot with a spoon, stirring it into the soup until it dissolves. After the soup has visibly thickened, add the cream and turn the heat to as low as possible.
- Meanwhile, cook the dumplings in boiling salted water and add to the soup.
- Add a few scrapes of lemon zest to taste, along with the juice. Only add enough so you can barely taste it. A few teaspoons of juice is fine.
- Add the herbs, stir, double check the seasoning again until it tastes great, and serve. Like most soups, it will taste better the next day.
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Notes
- Leek can be substituted for the onion and shallot.
- Potatoes can be substituted for the gnocchi if you have to.
- Lemon thyme would be very good here.
- If you have fresh chives they’re also a great garnish.
- If you have a lot of chicken of the woods, saute chicken of the woods and put a little pile of them on top to finish.
Nutrition
Serving: 8oz | Calories: 366kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 492mg | Potassium: 663mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 4355IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 80mg | Iron: 7mg