Austrian Mushroom Soup

Description
Fresh mushrooms cooked in homemade beef stock, enriched with sherry and garnished with chopped chives. An easy elegant first course dinner soup or lunch. No time to make stock? Use canned broth and add butter for an almost instant soup.4 servings 20 minutes preparation.

Ingredients

 * 4 	cups homemade beef stock or canned beef broth
 * 1 	cup thinly sliced mushrooms
 * 2-4 	tablespoons butter if using canned broth (I use 3)
 * 4 	teaspoons dry sherry
 * 2 	tablespoons chopped chives (or green onion, parsely, dill)

Directions
In a large saucepan, combine stock and mushrooms, bring to a boil.

Add butter if using canned broth and simmer 2 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in sherry.

Laddle into soup bowls and top with chives.