Amazing Cream of Mushroom – wailana.com

Ingredients

• 3 Tbsp salted butter
• 1 cup diced onion
• 1 cup chopped celery (2 stalks)
• 1 cup finely sliced leek (1-2 leeks)
• 1 Tbsp minced garlic (2-3 cloves)
• 4 cups mixed mushrooms* (like cremini, shiitake, and oyster) (1 pound)
• 6½ cups water
• 2 tsp salt or to taste
• 2 cups peeled, diced potato (2 potatoes)
• 2 Tbsp sherry
• Fresh-ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tsp dried rubbed sage (or 1 Tbsp minced fresh)
• 1¼ cups half-and-half (cream)