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Chanterelle Mushroom Soup

Modified: Jan 14, 2025 · Published: Jul 30, 2016 by Charlé Visser · This post may contain affiliate links · 2 Comments · 928 words. · About 5 minutes to read this article.

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Chanterelle mushroom soup is the perfect way to celebrate the seasonal produce we have growing wild in nature.

This recipe takes less than 30 minutes to prepare and you'll have yourself a cosy warming soup perfect for a cold Autumn or Winter's day.

Chanterelle mushroom soup with sour cream and chopped dill in a brown soup bowl.
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  • What are chanterelles and how do they taste
  • Importance of soup
  • Where to find and how to prepare chanterelles
  • Cooking instructions
  • Tips for success
  • Storage instructions
  • Useful equipment for this recipe
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What are chanterelles and how do they taste

Chanterelles grow in abundance mainly in mossy forests with birch and pine trees. They are easy to spot as they are bright yellow and really stand out on the forest floor.

Their flavour and smell are wonderfully nutty and earthy and absolutely unique to them.

A real seasonal treat!

Raw carrots and chanterelles in a wooden crate.

Importance of soup

Thinking back I was never fond of soups at all. I discovered the importance of soups in Russia.

Lunch always includes a hearty soup and definitely caught my attention when I arrived.

The thing that I love about soup in Russia, is that it is more of a chunky stew with identifiable ingredients.

Not just a puréed mix of stuff we so often find.

Although a velvety smooth puree soup can be a thing of beauty but takes skill to fully master.

I personally prefer this old school-in-a-cauldron style soup for these chanterelle mushrooms and many other mushrooms also do better left whole in a soup.

Speaking of stews and cauldrons have a look at this amazing medieval stew.

It's hearty, warming and perfect for a cold night.

Where to find and how to prepare chanterelles

Here in Russia a lot of street vendors sell chanterelle mushrooms on the side of the road and in markets. For a nice bargain too considering the hours it takes to gather them in the forest.

When you buy them, have a good look at the quality. Make sure they are not full of holes, dried out or broken up. Also, I would stay away from the ones being sold next to busy highways.

When cleaning them I prefer to just use a brush to gently wipe away any dirt. Avoid getting them wet underwater. Water would not get rid of anything a brush can't.

When you fry them in the pan it's better to have the chanterelles dry in order to allow them to caramelise a bit in the pan. This adds wonderful roasty meaty flavours or, umami if you want.

Cooking instructions

You can cook this soup in an instant pot, slow cooker or simply on the stove.

  1. Firstly we will chop up a bit of garlic, carrot, and onion( a great base for most savoury soup recipes).
  2. Fry them in butter/oil/fat with a bit of thyme or rosemary until fragrant and translucent. I sometimes do mine with a bit of salted pork fat as it adds a lovely rich meaty aroma and velvety texture to the broth. We will keep this chanterelle mushroom soup recipe vegetarian though. Seeing that it only contains 198 calories and not everyone eats salted pork fat. If you follow a KETO diet please go ahead with the fat and replace the potatoes with mushrooms or onion if you really have to but the amount in here is pretty low.
  3. At this point, you want to add the mushrooms and crank up the heat so that they brown a bit and release some awesome roasty-meaty-nutty flavour.
  4. Add some diced potato and cover generously with a stock of your choice or water.
  5. We will simmer the soup for 15 minutes and I mean simmer and not boil. Boiling causes the aromas to escape quicker. We want to keep as much flavour and aroma inside the soup as possible.
  6. To finish our chanterelle mushroom soup we add a dollop of sour cream, chopped dill a fresh grinding of black pepper. A drop or two of olive oil is optional.
Chanterelle mushroom soup in a brown bowl on wooden table.

Tips for success

  • Do not use frozen chanterelles. They have a bitter strange flavour.
  • Make sure to clean your mushrooms properly. Otherwise the soup will be gritty.
  • Cook out the onion base well before adding anything else.
  • If you have them add a few bay leaves for extra flavour.
  • Taste and season your soup before serving.

Storage instructions

Once cooked chill it down and store airtight in the fridge for up to 4 days.

For longer storage, it can be frozen for up to 6 months.

To reheat, defrost in the fridge overnight and bring to a boil before serving.

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Chanterelle mushroom soup in a brown bowl.
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Chanterelle Mushroom Soup

Perfectly in season and perfectly amazing for a light lunch, dinner or snack.
Author Charlé Visser
Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes minutes
Total Time 25 minutes minutes
Servings 2 portions
Course Dinner, Lunch, Soup
Cuisine American, European, Russian
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Ingredients

  • 200 g (3 ½ cups) Chanterelle mushrooms - Cleaned
  • 150 g (1 cups) Large potato - diced (remove for KETO version and replace with more mushrooms or onions)
  • 100 g (1 cups) Large onion - Diced
  • 100 g (1 cups) Carrot - Grated or chopped.
  • 10 g (1 tablespoon) Garlic - Crushed
  • 2 sprigs (2 sprigs) Thyme/rosemary
  • 30 g (2 tablespoon) Butter - Or olive oil.
  • 750 ml (3 cups) Chicken/mushroom or vegetable stock. - Water if you can't be bothered but it is worth it using a tasty stock.
  • 16 g (1 tablespoon) Sour cream
  • 4 g (1 teaspoon) Fresh dill - Chopped
  • Salt and pepper to taste
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Instructions

  • Gently fry the onion, garlic and thyme together in some butter/oil/fat.
  • Add mushrooms and crack up the heat a bit so that the mushrooms get a nice roasted nutty flavour.
  • Add potatoes and stock.
  • Simmer slowly for 15 minutes.
  • Season to taste, place in a bowl with a dollop of sour cream and a bit of chopped dill.

Notes

  • This soup is also great with pieces of shredded chicken added.
  • Store for up to 4 days in the fridge or freeze for up to 6 months for future use.

Nutrition

Serving: 300g Calories: 319.82kcal Carbohydrates: 47.07g Protein: 9.05g Fat: 12.06g Saturated Fat: 4.3g Trans Fat: 0.09g Cholesterol: 13.92mg Sodium: 1666.17mg Fiber: 7.92g Sugar: 7.13g Vitamin A: 17.98IU Vitamin C: 52.63mg Calcium: 10.04mg Iron: 15.16mg
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  1. Bruno Zhang says

    July 03, 2025 at 2:11 am

    Hi Charlé,can i use dry Chanterelle Mushroom instead?

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    • Charlé Visser says

      July 05, 2025 at 11:13 am

      Dried and frozen Chanterelles have a bitterness to them, I personally don't like. If you can find fresh, it's always best.

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