Mushrooms Sparassis

Sparassis mushrooms are a delicacy rarely found in stores or in the market, but highly appreciated by wild mushroom lovers. They are known as pearl mushrooms or pillow mushrooms due to their color or shape. 
Often, Sparassis mushrooms are used to make exceptional cream soups, due to their intense, slightly sweet taste, with a delicate hint of walnut, which will perfectly enrich any type of recipe. 
In addition to cream soups, these mushrooms are often lightly fried in olive oil, along with garlic and aromatic herbs such as thyme or rosemary. 
For a delicious cream soup, it is recommended to use 200g butter, 1 onion, 1 carrot, half a celery, 300ml water, 300ml vegetable or cow's milk base and of course, 150g Sparassis mushrooms..
Chop the vegetables, not very finely because everything will go into the blender. Heat the container, sauté the vegetables in butter, then add the mushrooms. We want the mushrooms to release their aroma and juice before adding the vegetable or cow's milk base. Leave to simmer for 15 minutes without covering, then remove from the heat. Blend until the contents are smooth and now add salt and pepper to taste. The secret to a fine cream soup texture is to pass it through a fine sieve, then add 50g of butter. Optionally, it can be served with croutons or toasted bread.