Carpathian Mushroom Soup – Modern family cook

Ingredients

• 20 g dried (preferably porcini) mushrooms
• 2 l broth (chicken, beef or vegetable) or boiled water
• 2-3 medium potatoes
• 1 medium onion
• 1 big carrot
• 2-3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 peppercorns
• 1 bay leaf
• salt
• pepper
• Optionally:
• 150 g fresh mushrooms (of any kind to your taste)
• 1 tbsp olive oil (for mushrooms)
• 2 celery stalks or a piece of celery root (medium potato-sized)
• parsley for serving
• sour cream for serving