French chestnut soup with mushrooms

Name: French chestnut soup with mushrooms
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tbsp butter; 2 shallots, chopped; 10 oz cooked chestnuts, peeled; 9 oz mixed mushrooms, sliced; 1 medium potato, diced; 4 cups vegetable stock; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1 tsp fresh thyme; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped

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Chestnuts make this French winter soup velvety and gently sweet, while mushrooms add depth. It is a festive soup that still feels wonderfully homely.

Serves: 4 people

Preparation time: 30 min

Ingredients

butter – 2 tbsp
shallots, chopped – 2
cooked chestnuts, peeled – 10 oz
mixed mushrooms, sliced – 9 oz
potato, diced – 1 medium
vegetable stock – 4 cups
heavy cream – 1/2 cup
fresh thyme – 1 tsp
salt – 1 tsp
black pepper – 1/2 tsp
flat-leaf parsley, chopped – 2 tbsp

Method

1. Melt the butter in a pot and cook the shallots for 3 minutes.
2. Add the chestnuts, mushrooms, potato and thyme and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Pour in the stock and simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Blend the soup until smooth and stir in the cream.
5. Season with salt and pepper and finish with parsley.