Red Wine Infused, Cream of Mushroom Soup

I always get so excited when I see lots of something for so cheap at Costco, sad, but true.  Last week I bought the "Costco" size package of mushrooms.  Now I am the only one who even eats mushrooms in this house, but how could I not buy that huge package for just $3.99!  I quickly had to come up with a way to use up those mushrooms and came up with this soup recipe.  It was amazing.  I am not just saying that because I made it, but even my husband who can not comprehend eating something that was grown in poop, loved it.

Red Wine Infused, Cream of Mushroom Soup

1/4 cup of butter

1 240 gram package (Costco pack) of white or button mushrooms, stems trimmed and mushrooms quartered

1 med onion, chopped

2 shallots, chopped

3 gloves garlic, chopped

2 tbs red wine

3 tbs all purpose flour

3 cups chicken stock

3/4 cup half and half cream (oh yeah baby!)

Salt and Pepper

Dollop of sour cream (optional garnish)

Grated cheddar cheese (optional garnish)

In a large sauce pan, melt your butter over medium heat.  Add in your mushrooms, onion, shallots, and garlic. Cook and stir until mushrooms are soft about 8-10 minutes.  You may notice some liquid at the bottom of your pan, it is just flavour baby, so don't worry.  Stir in the wine.  Sprinkle flour on top of mushroom mixture and continue stirring for one full minute.

Remove from heat and add in your chicken stock, stirring constantly.  Return back to heat and bring to a soft boil.  Continue boiling and stirring for two minutes.  Stir in your cream and remove from heat.  Using a hand blender, blend soup until smooth.  Add salt and pepper to taste.  Gently reheat the soup, but DO NOT bring soup to a boil.

Serve garnished with a small dollop of sour cream and grated cheddar cheese.