Champignon Bisque
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- 4 TB Unsalted Butter
- 6 TB AP Flour
- 1/2 cup finely minced leek (White parts only)
- 3 quarts Vegetable stock
- 2 TB Fresh Italian Parsley Chopped Fine
- 1 TB Thyme leaves
- 1 Bay leaf
- 4 TB Unsalted Butter
- 2 lbs White button mushrooms (sliced)
- Juice of 1/2 Lemon
- zest of 1/2 Lemon
- 1 cup Heavy Cream
- 4 Egg yolks
- Salt to Taste
- White pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
- In a Stock pot, sweat Leeks in 4 TB butter until tender; Remove and add flour;
- Cook Roux until golden brown.
- Add vegetable stock and stir until roux dissolves.
- Add Parsley, Thyme and bay leaf.
- Bring to a simmer.
- In a separate skillet, over medium high heat, melt another 4 TB butter and Saute Mushrooms with Salt and white pepper to taste.
- Add Lemon Juice and zest; Continue cooking
- Meanwhile, Whisk Egg yolks with heavy cream in a medium bowl.
- Remove mushrooms from saute pan and add to the stock pot.
- Continue reducing the left over liquid from the mushroom saute.
- Condition yolks and cream, then add to the stock pot, along with the essence left in the skillet from the reduction.
- Simmer soup for about 20 minutes more (Do not boil)
- Serve with sourdough bread and slices of Brie or Havarti


