Wild Mushroom And Foie Gras Beer Bisque

AmericanOtherIntermediate90 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 cup chopped yellow onions
  • 0.3 cup chopped garlic
  • 1 0.5 lb assorted exotic mushrooms, sliced
  • 4 oz Grade B foie gras, cleaned and diced small
  • 48 oz dark beer or stout (four 12-oz bottles)
  • 4 cup beef or veal stock
  • 0.5 cup heavy cream
  • 2 cup small-diced day-old brioche, tossed in olive oil and toasted golden
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp black pepper

Instructions

  1. 1

    In a large stock pot over medium heat, stir together vegetable oil and flour. Cook, stirring constantly, 10–15 minutes to form a blond roux.

  2. 2

    Add onions, season with salt and pepper, and cook 8 minutes.

  3. 3

    Stir in garlic and mushrooms; season and cook 4–6 minutes until mushrooms wilt.

  4. 4

    In a hot sauté pan, quickly render foie gras 1–2 minutes. Add foie gras and rendered fat to the mushroom mixture.

  5. 5

    Add beer and stock. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook about 1 hour.

  6. 6

    Using a hand-held blender, purée the soup until smooth. Whisk in heavy cream. Reseason with salt and pepper.

  7. 7

    Serve garnished with olive oil-toasted brioche croutons.

Tags

soup