Creamy Mushroom and Biltong Soup

Name: Creamy Mushroom and Biltong Soup
Total time: 1500 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin; 3/4 red / yellow baby pepper finely diced; 1 small onion finely chopped; 3/4 tbsp crushed garlic; 1 punet button mushrooms; 1 1/2 tsp mixed dried herbs; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 250 ml fresh cream; 250 ml full cream / whole milk; 250 ml water; 1 chicken stock pot / cube; 1/2 cup biltong (I've used game biltong sliced- you may substitute with fried bacon bits)

Navitha @cook_2926118

2 of my favourite ingredients... Mushrooms and biltong. Ive used game (kudu) biltong in this recipe.
For those who dont know; biltong is a South African spiced and dehydrated aged meat. Closest comparison being jerky though not the same thing.

Navitha @cook_2926118

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Ingredients

25 mins

6 servings

1 tbspolive oil, extra virgin
3/4red / yellow baby pepper finely diced
1small onion finely chopped
3/4 tbspcrushed garlic
1punet button mushrooms
1 1/2 tspmixed dried herbs
salt and freshly ground black pepper
250 mlfresh cream
250 mlfull cream / whole milk
250 mlwater
1chicken stock pot / cube
1/2 cupbiltong (I've used game biltong sliced- you may substitute with fried bacon bits)

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Steps

25 mins

1

Heat oil in a pan and add in onion and chopped pepper. Sauté until onion is translucent and pepper is soft then stir in garlic.
2

Add in sliced mushrooms (cut in half then sliced)
3

Sauté until cooked. Season with very little salt (stock will be added later), some freshly ground black pepper and mixed dried herbs.
4

Mix in cream, milk,water and stock and allow to simmer for about 7 - 10 minutes.
5

Before serving mix in biltong / bacon bits.
6

Serve with garlic and chillie roastie or toasted garlic bread