Slovak Mushroom Soup with Potatoes

Name: Slovak Mushroom Soup with Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 400 g fresh mushrooms; 20 g dried mushrooms; 4 pcs potatoes; 1 pc onion; 2 pcs carrot; 2 cloves garlic; 1200 ml vegetable broth; 150 ml cooking cream; 30 g butter; 2 tablespoons plain flour; 1 teaspoon marjoram; 1 teaspoon caraway; 2 tablespoons parsley; salt; ground pepper

Eduard LáskaSoupSlovak Cuisine x se líbilo

Mushroom soup with potatoes is one of the treasures of Slovak cooking, fragrant with forest and autumn. A blend of dried and fresh mushrooms lends the broth a rich, earthy depth, potatoes thicken it and cream smooths it out. Caraway and marjoram give it an unmistakably Slovak character. It is a warming dish for cold days that fills the whole family. Serve it hot, sprinkled with fresh parsley.

Příprava: 15min

Vaření: 30min

CELKOVÝ ČAS: 45min

Step by step process

Preparation

1
For the mushroom soup, first soak the dried mushrooms: pour 300 ml of hot water over them and leave for 20 minutes. Do not discard the liquid, you will add it later.
2
Clean the fresh mushrooms and slice them. Peel the onion, carrot and potatoes. Finely chop the onion, cut the carrot into rounds and dice the potatoes. Press the garlic.

Cooking

3
Melt the butter in a pot and saute the onion until golden, about five minutes. Add the pressed garlic and stir for a minute. The onion should turn glassy, not brown, or the base turns bitter.
4
Add the fresh mushrooms and saute for five to six minutes until they release their liquid and lightly brown.
5
Dust with plain flour and cook briefly. Add the carrot, potatoes, soaked pieces and their liquid, then pour in the vegetable stock.
6
Bring to a boil, season with salt and pepper and add the caraway and marjoram. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes until the potatoes are tender.

Finishing

7
Take the pot off strong heat, stir in the cream and warm it through for two minutes so it does not curdle. Taste and adjust the salt. Serve sprinkled with fresh parsley.