Cream of Mushroom Soup with Pancetta
Serves 44 oz. pancetta, diced
1 T butter
1 medium yellow onion, diced
1/2 cup celery, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 lbs mushrooms (I used crimini and button), sliced (reserve 1/2 cup for garnish)
2 Tbsp dry sherry
2 cups chicken broth
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 cup heavy cream
thyme leaves(garnish)
salt (to taste)
In a dutch oven, cook pancetta until crispy. Transfer cooked pancetta to a paper towel and set aside. In the rendered pancetta fat, fry about 1/2 cup of the sliced mushrooms until golden brown and set aside for garnish.
Over medium high heat, add 1 T butter to pancetta fat in the dutch oven, then add onions, celery, remaining uncooked mushrooms, and garlic and cook for about 10 minutes or until mushrooms are tender and onions are translucent.
Add 2 T sherry and cook until liquid is absorbed. Add chicken stock, thyme and pepper and continue to cook for 10-15 minutes.
Transfer soup to a blender filling the blender only half full, working in batches as needed. Leave the top insert open but cover it with a towel and blend until smooth.
Transfer blended soup back to the dutch oven and add cream and over medium heat heat soup until hot, about 5-10 minutes more. Serve in bowls, garnish with pancetta, fried mushrooms and fresh thyme. Enjoy!
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