Quicker Creamy Mushroom Soup

Name: Quicker Creamy Mushroom Soup
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: US & Canada, Midwest, American
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons, unsalted butter; 3 pounds, white or cremini mushrooms, broken into rough pieces (see note); 2 , leeks, white and light green parts only, halved lengthwise and chopped (see Prepping and Washing Leeks, related); , Salt and pepper; 4 , garlic cloves, minced; 2 teaspoons, chopped fresh thyme; 5 cups, low-sodium beef broth (see note); 1/2 cup, Madeira (see note), plus additional for serving; 1 cup, heavy cream; 2 tablespoons, lemon juice

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2009

Surely it didn't have to be bland sludge. We wanted a velvety soup that pulled deep, earthy flavor from ordinary supermarket mushrooms.

SERVES 6 to 8

TIME 1¼ hours

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