Velouté mushroom soup with dried mushroom bacon Another delicious recipe from our Fungihellas chef, Nikos Zafirakopoulos! Velouté mushroom soup with dried mushroom bacon for 4 -6 servings 500 g portobello mushrooms 500 g white champignon mushrooms 1 large onion 1 celery stalk 2 fresh spring onions 1 small leek 1 l chicken or other broth 30 g dried porcini or mixed wild mushrooms. 100 g water at medium temperature Salt, pepper, thyme 60 g wine (40+20) 50 g oil 50 g butter 100 g strained yogurt Preparation Clean the mushrooms (peel the portobello mushrooms and remove the brown gills from the bottom, cut off the stems, clean the champignons with a cloth and remove the cut spot). Put all the mushroom scraps in the broth and cook for 30 minutes. Strain and keep the broth. Coarsely chop all the vegetables and keep them separate. Keep 1 portobello and 2 champignons and slice them thinly. Sauté the portobello, champignons, and remaining vegetables separately in oil and a little butter over very high heat (if you add them all at once, they will not sauté properly, they will boil). When the vegetables are ready, add the mushrooms and sauté until the food begins to thicken slightly. Add 40g of wine and scrape the bottom of the pot. Add 1 bay leaf and 2 cloves of garlic (remove later). Add the broth and half the broth (50g) from the dried mushrooms and cook over medium heat. Add salt, pepper, and a little thyme. Cook for 30-40 minutes. Puree until creamy. Sauté the mushroom slices over high heat in oil with a little butter until browned, then season with salt, pepper, and thyme. Dried mushroom bacon. Soak the dried mushrooms for 30+ minutes in lukewarm water (100g) or wine. Squeeze and cut into small pieces. Sauté in oil and a little butter. When they begin to brown, add 20g of wine and 50g of their broth and cook until the liquid has evaporated. Add salt and pepper. Finish with a little butter. Serve in a deep bowl or similar dish. Place a spoonful of yogurt in the middle and add the mushroom slices, wild mushroom bacon, a little oil or wild garlic oil, and grate a little truffle.