Kreme of Mushroom Soup

Author: Janet Hudson Status: published license cc-by tags: Soup, Porcini, nikkole!, 0   Share on Facebook Share on Twitter

Mushroom Joy.....
Recipe:

1 cup dried porcini
1 cups hot water
½ lb fresh mushrooms of choice
3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/3 cup finely chopped shallots
5 Tbsp vegetable margarine
8 Tbsp flour
Salt and Pepper
4 cups vegetable broth
½ -1 cup soy cream
¼ cup finely chopped parsley
¼ cup chopped chives

Soak dried porcini in 1 cup warm water and 1 cup of the vegetable broth for 30 min. Wipe fresh mushrooms, cut off ends and slice thinly. Set aside.

Heat margarine in saucepan and sauté shallots with garlic until slightly transparent Add fresh mushrooms and cook a few minutes more. Add dried mushrooms, then cover and allow them to sweat over low heat for 10 min.
Uncover. Add flour to mushrooms, blending well. If mushrooms seem too dry after a minute or so, add a small mount of margarine. Add stock and reserved porcini liquid. Bring to a boil, lower heat, cover and simmer for 20 min. Season with salt and pepper.
Add soy cream to taste, chopped parsley and chives just before serving.
Serves 12

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