Recipe: Mushroom Soup

Key to making a great Mushroom Soup
1) Great Aroma
- Comes partly from Onion, Garlic & mainly from Mushroom ( If not it won't be called Mushroom soup in the first place)
2) Creaminess/Richness
- Use Cream and thickener(Corn Starch)
3) Crunchy Garlicky Bread
- Make your own Garlic Butter (It's a walk in the park)


Mushroom Soup ( A recipe is just a guideline, use your own judgment too)
Butter/Oil - As necessary
Onion - 2  (as big as Tennis Ball)
Garlic - 6 clove
Fresh Button Mushroom - 1pkt ( Roughly 200-250g, The more the better !)
Shitake Mushroom - 200g
Cream - 600ml
Milk - 300ml
Chicken Stock Powder - 2 tablespoon (As long as it's any brand of Ajinomoto based flavoring will do)
Dried Oregano - 1 tbsp (Omit this if you like)
Corn Starch - About 20-40g ( Add bit by bit, Use your feel to judge whether it's thick enough)
Salt & Pepper - As necessary

1. Chop Onion, Garlic and Mushrooms finely.
2. Using Medium heat, add Butter/Oil and Garlic (Cook till almost brown)
3. Add Onion (Cook till Onion looks slightly translucent)
4. Add Mushroom (Cook till it starts to shrink)
5. Add Milk, Cream, Oregano ( Let it boil gently on Low Heat for about 10m, Stirring occasionally)
6. Add Chicken Stock Powder, Salt, Pepper ( Taste and adjust accordingly, Ask the expert in your house if in doubt)
7. Use a hand blender/ blender to blend it till fine (WARNING: It could splatter on you, so let it cool down slightly if you are not a dare devil)
8. Bring it back to heat
9. Mix Corn Starch with some Water
10. Add it in slowly, keep stirring. ( It will thicken up when it's boiling) Adjust till you have the consistency you like
11.Selfishly indulge all by yourself !


Garlic Butter
Butter 100g
Garlic - 3 clove
Parsley - A bit (Omit if you like)
1. Finely Chop/Minced the garlic
2. Using Low heat, cook the Garlic and Butter for about 5m
3. Add some Parsley for color and take it off heat
4. Let it cool down or you could spread on your bread straight and bake it !
5. Remainder could be stored in refrigerator for about a week.

You could get cheaper butter, cream, oregano, milk at Bakery Supply Shop. There are two in Taman Megah, same row as Fatty Crab. It's closed on Sunday and 6pm daily.