Vermicular | Cream of Mushroom Soup

Ingredients

• 2 ½ cups (300 g) mushrooms (cremini, maitake, trumpet or mixed), stemmed, cut into thick slices
• 3 shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, sliced
• 1 cluster shimeji mushrooms, stemmed, separated
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 2 oil-packed anchovy fillets, drained
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 ½ tablespoons (20 g) unsalted butter
• 2 ⅞ cup (700 ml) milk
• ⅜ cup (100 ml) heavy cream
• Garnish
• Chopped chives