HOW TO MAKE RICH MUSHROOM & PARSLEY SOUP

INGREDIENTS: 750 gram black mushrooms, 100 gram fresh parsley, 100 gram butter, 2 cloves garlic ,crushed, 5 slices white bread( no crusts), 1 litre good chicken stock, salt & pepper to taste, grated nutmeg or ground mace, 125-250ml(1/2 - 1 cup) cream.

METHOD: Wipe mushrooms and chop roughly. Chop the parsley finely.

Melt the butter in large saucepan and add the mushrooms, parsley and garlic; stir. Cover and cook slowly for 10 minutes. Crumble the bread into the saucepan. Add the stock and seasonings(If you use a stock cube, be careful not to add too much salt). Heat up, stirring and simmer for 10 minutes. Liquidize the soup in a blender, pour into a clean saucepan and add the cream. Reheat gently(do not boil). Serve hot with crusty bread.

Enough to serve 6 persons.