Wild Rice Soup with Maple Syrup | Saveur

Ingredients

• 6 cups chicken stock
• ²⁄₃ cup wild rice
• 1 cup finely chopped shallots
• 2 cups half-and-half
• ¹⁄₄ cup flour
• 2 tsp. fresh thyme leaves
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste
• 1 cup thinly sliced button mushrooms
• 2 tbsp. maple syrup
• Kosher salt, to taste
• Thinly sliced chives, for serving