Bills Favorite Mushroom Soup Food

UNCLE BILL'S FRENCH MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse both mushrooms in cold water and immediately pat dry with paper towels.
• Cut mushrooms into quarters and then slice thinly, 1/8 inch thick.
• In a large heavy bottom soup pot, melt butter on medium heat.
• Add mushrooms and saute for 5 to 6 minutes or until liquid from the mushrooms has mostly evaporated.
• Sprinkle flour over mushrooms and cook for 1 minute, stirring often.
• Gradually stir in chicken broth, water and chicken soup base and bring to boil, about 5 minutes, stirring often so the bottom does not burn.
• Add thyme, bay leaf and green onions.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf and discard.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together egg yolks and whipping cream.
• Slowly add 1 cup of hot broth mixture from the soup pot to the egg/cream mixture, whisking constantly until incorporated. This prevents the egg yolks from cooking.
• Return mixture to the soup pot, adding slowly and whisking all the time while adding.
• Heat over low heat until hot, about 5 minutes.
• Add white pepper to taste.
• Serve soup sprinkled with minced parsley.

UNCLE BILL'S PORK CHOPS IN MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Prepare a 9" x 9" oven-proof casserole dish by rubbing inside with butter.
• In a frying pan on medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, then add pork chops and sear for about 3 minutes on each side until lightly browned.
• Transfer the pork chops to the prepared casserole dish in a single layer.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together, mushroom soup, whole milk, padano cheese, salt, Sambal Oelek and freshly grated nutmeg. Pour mixture over the pork chops.
• Sprinkle the sliced onion over the top, then sprinkle with the grated potato over the top.
• Layer the julienned sweet red pepper over the top.
• Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated 400 F oven for 30 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 375 F and continue to cook covered, for another 15 minutes.
• Serve over cooked rice if desired.
• You can double this recipe but will require a larger casserole dish.

UNCLE BILL'S CHICKEN SOUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy bottom cooking pot, heat olive oil and butter over medium-high heat.
• Add onions, leeks, carrots celery and garlic and cook, stirring for about 3 minutes or until vegetables are slightly softened but not browned.
• Add chicken broth, water, bay leaf, thyme and rosemary.
• Bring to boil.
• Cut chicken into bite size pieces and add to soup along with the diced mushrooms.
• Add noodles and bring soup to boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until noodles are tender and the chicken is cooked through.
• Remove bay leaf and discard.
• Stir in parsley, salt and pepper.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Serve soup hot.
• Refrigerate any unused portions.
• NOTE: Homemade Chicken or Turkey Stock is so much better than purchased broth.

BILL'S FAVORITE LEMON MUSHROOM CHICKEN WITH HERBS

Steps:

• Place eggs in a shallow pie plate. In another pie plate, combine the flour, thyme, basil, parsley, paprika, salt, ground black pepper, and garlic powder. Coat chicken with beaten eggs, then dredge chicken in the flour mixture to coat, patting off any excess flour.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook chicken until no longer translucent. In a medium bowl, mix together the cream of mushroom soup, chicken broth, wine, lemon juice, and mushrooms; pour over chicken.
• Cover skillet, and simmer 20 minutes, or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear. Garnish with parsley, capers, and lemon zest.