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| Type | Soup |
|---|---|
| Main ingredients | Roux, cream or milk, mushrooms or mushroom broth |
Cream of mushroom soup is a simple type of soup where a basic roux is thinned with cream or milk and then mushrooms or mushroom broth are added.
In North America, it is a common canned condensed soup. Cream of mushroom soup is often used as a base ingredient in casseroles and comfort foods. This use is similar to that of a mushroom-flavored gravy.
History
Soups made with cream and mushrooms have been made for many hundreds of years, based on Italian (salsa colla) and French ( béchamel) cream sauces. In America, the Campbell Soup Company began producing its canned Cream of Mushroom Soup in 1934. [1] Home cooks had already been using canned soup as a casserole or sauce base, and Campbell's started publishing its own recipes based on it in 1941. [2]
Regional usage
Canned cream of mushroom soup has been described as "America's béchamel". [3] In Minnesota, the ingredient is often called " Lutheran binder," in reference to its thickening properties [4] and its prominence in hotdish recipes, especially in Lutheran church cookbooks.
See also
- Bisque (food)
- Clam chowder
- Green bean casserole
- List of mushroom dishes
- List of cream soups
- Oyster stew
- List of soups
- Tuna casserole
- Vegetable soup
- List of vegetable soups
- Mushroom sauce
References
- ^ Hoffman, S.; Wise, V. (2013). Bold: A Cookbook of Big Flavors. Workman Publishing Company. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-7611-3961-4. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Andrew F. (2013-10-28). Food and Drink in American History: A "Full Course" Encyclopedia (s.v. Casserole). Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 979-8-216-08547-8.
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Walsh, Robb (November 20, 2008).
"Thanksgiving Slumming with Cream of Mushroom Soup". Eating Our Words: The Houston Press Food Blog.
Houston Press. Archived from
the original on 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
Then he said something I've never forgotten, 'Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup is America's béchamel.'
- ^ Gray, P.J.; Hunter, Stanley (October 1, 2003). Bear Cookin': The Original Guide to Bear Comfort Foods. Haworth Press Inc. p. 70. ISBN 1-56023-426-1.
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