Rich Mushroom Soup

Name: Rich Mushroom Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons butter; 454 grams packages presliced button mushrooms; 28 grams cup dried porcini mushrooms (about; 59 milliliters dry sherry; 946 milliliters fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme; 2 teaspoons chopped garlic; 118 milliliters half-and-half; 237 milliliters 1% low-fat milk; 355 milliliters chopped onion; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 liters thinly sliced shiitake mushroom caps (about 1 pound mushrooms); 237 milliliters boiling water

You can never have too many soup recipes, so give Rich Mushroom Soup a try. One portion of this dish contains about 9g of protein, 5g of fat, and a total of 160 calories. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up garlic, butter, flour, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Place flour in a small skillet over medium-high heat; cook 2 minutes or until flour turns light brown, stirring constantly.

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All Purpose Flour

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Frying Pan

Transfer the flour to a small plate; cool.

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All Purpose Flour

Combine boiling water and porcini mushrooms in a bowl; cover and let steep 20 minutes. Strain porcini mushrooms through a sieve over a bowl, reserving the soaking liquid. Chop the mushrooms.

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Mushrooms

Water

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Sieve

Bowl

Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Add onion; saut 5 minutes or until tender.

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Onion

Add garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper; saut 30 seconds.

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Thyme

Salt

Add shiitake mushrooms; cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly.

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Shiitake Mushrooms

Add button mushrooms; cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly.

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White Button Mushrooms

Add chopped porcini mushrooms and broth to pan.

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Mushrooms

Broth

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Combine reserved porcini soaking liquid with toasted flour, stirring with a whisk, and add to pan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.

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All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

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Add milk; simmer 10 minutes, stirring frequently.

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Milk

Remove from heat; stir in half-and-half and sherry.

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Sherry

Place 2 cups soup in a blender; process until smooth. Return pureed soup to pan. Warm soup over low heat for 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Divide soup among each of 8 bowls, and sprinkle with parsley, if desired.

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Parsley