Mushroom Bisque

Name: Mushroom Bisque
Ingredients: 8 T (1 stick) butter; 1 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced; 2 shallots, minced; 4 cups chicken broth; 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 3 cups milk; 2 T sherry; 1-1/2 tsp salt; 9 or 10 drops hot pepper sauce; Ground white pepper to taste; Chopped parsley for garnish

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Ingredients

8 T (1 stick) butter
1 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
2 shallots, minced
4 cups chicken broth
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups milk
2 T sherry
1-1/2 tsp salt
9 or 10 drops hot pepper sauce
Ground white pepper to taste
Chopped parsley for garnish

Directions

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Melt 2 T of the butter in a skillet. Add the mushrooms and shallots. Sute 5 minutes. Place the mushrooms, shallots and chicken broth in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Melt the remaining 6 T of butter in a saucepan and stir in the flour. In another saucepan, bring the milk to a boil. Add the hot milk all at once to the butter-flour mixture, stirring vigorously with a whisk until smooth. Add the heavy cream, mushroom mixture, sherry, salt and hot pepper sauce. Season with pepper. Garnish with parsley. The bisque will keep in the refrigerator up to 1 week.