Mushroom and Potato Soup

Cream of mushroom is a well-known Western soup, but to me it has a lot of fat that comes from butter and heavy whipping cream.. I basically don't like these greasy flavors, so I usually don't want to cook mushroom soup. However, when I became a vegan, mushrooms were one of the vegetables that provided a lot of nutrients. For that, today I will share a new recipe that will change our way of thinking or eating cream of mushroom soup. The flavors of this mushroom soup will be creamy, but it will not come from the heavy whipping cream; instead it will be from the potato, coconut oil, and maybe a little coconut milk. I hope this will be the soup that you will always make for your family because it is so delicious.

Ingredients:

2 potatoes, peeled and steamed

1 lb. of a combination of mushrooms, such as

baby portabella, button, king oyster, shitake, etc...

1 small white onion, chopped.

3 garlic cloves, chopped.

1/2 cup white wine, such as Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc

 2 cups water or vegetable broth

2 cup coconut milk

Salt, sugar, and black pepper (to taste)

Coconut oil for caramelizing the onions

Directions:

Slice all the mushrooms and set aside. 

Smash potatoes and set aside.

In a heavy saucepan, add 1/4 cup coconut oil and chopped onions. Turn the heat to low to cook onions until soft and turned into deep yellow or caramelizing the onions. It takes 20 minutes, this is the verry important step to make a wonderful cream of mushroom soup.  

Add sliced mushrooms and garlic. Sauté the mushrooms over low heat until mushrooms become soft. 

Add white wine and cook for 5 more minutes.

Add potato and water. Bring to boil and season with salt, pepper, and sugar to your taste.

Continue to simmer for 10 minutes and use a handheld blender to purée the soup. You can use any kind of blender for this procedure.

Pour it back into the pan and add coconut milk and bring back to simmer for 5 minutes. Re-season to your liking.

Other fresh oreganos, parsley, or thyme can be used to flavor the soup to your liking. This can be added during cooking or sprinkle on top before serving.