Make your own Condensed Soups for Recipes
Many people don't want all the extra additives in condensed canned soups. This easy recipe for making your own will make your life much easier.
Servings: 1 cups
Ingredients
- 2 to 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 to 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
- 1/4 cup onion finely chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh mushrooms finely chopped
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup milk evaporated milk or cream
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a skillet on top of the stove and saute' garlic, onion and mushrooms.
- Cook until onions are soft and mushrooms are cooked, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Sprinkle in the flour and stir to cover mushrooms and onions. Add chicken broth, milk, salt and pepper and simmer while stirring until mixture thickens, about six to eight minutes.
- Makes about 1 1/2 cups soup to use in place of 1 can called for in recipes.
- See notes.
Notes
You can make cream of chicken, cream of celery, cream of asparagus or whatever soup you need by just substituting one of these ingredients for the mushrooms in the above recipe. You can also add other spices if you want. It is always fun to experiment with this kind of recipe and make it to your own tast