Chicken And Shiitake Mushroom Soup Food

CHICKEN SOUP WITH GINGER AND SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Soak the dried mushrooms: Soak the dried mushrooms in the hot water for 20 minutes. Use a bowl or a smaller pot to keep the mushrooms submerged in the water.
• Marinate the chicken: While the mushrooms are soaking, mix the soy, sugar, salt, and cornstarch in a large bowl. Make sure there are no cornstarch lumps. Add the chicken and ginger to the bowl, toss to coat with the marinade, and set aside.
• Slice the mushrooms and add to the chicken: When the mushrooms have softened, remove from the water (saving the soaking liquid) and slice thinly. Add the mushrooms into the bowl with the chicken. If the soaking water has grit in it, pour the soaking water through a fine-meshed sieve lined with a paper towel into another bowl.
• Simmer: Put the chicken-mushroom mixture and the mushroom soaking liquid into a medium pot and bring to a boil. Lower the heat to a bare simmer, cover the pot, and cook gently for 25 minutes. Serve hot.

CHICKEN, SPINACH & SHIITAKE MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• For the stock; put all the ingredients into a medium pot, cover with water, about 10 cups, and bring to a boil. Skim off the scum that floats to the surface, and simmer the stock until the chicken has cooked, about 1 1/2 hours. Leave the chicken to cool in the stock.
• For the soup, sweat the diced carrot, celery and onion in the oil in a medium pan together with the garlic until the vegetables are soft. Add the sliced shiitake mushrooms and fry until cooked.
• When the stock is ready, strain the liquid over the vegetables and mushrooms. You'll need 8 cups.
• Keep the chicken carcass and pick off the cooked meat in small pieces. Add this to the soup with the spinach, when the spinach has wilted in the soup add the nutmeg, salt and pepper.
• As an variation you may also add a poached egg or some grated parmesan on top of the soup.

CHICKEN AND SHIITAKE MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Toss chicken with cornstarch and soy sauce, set aside.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, mushrooms, carrots and red pepper; cook until vegetables are tender-crisp, about 3 minutes. Add ginger, and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add chicken and cook 2 minutes. Add chicken broth; increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer until chicken is fully cooked and vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls; top with green onions.

SHIITAKE MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Saute mushrooms and ginger in olive oil until soft and fragrant.
• Add chicken stock and water and bring to a boil.
• Add Soba noodles and boil until soft.
• Lower heat and add spinach, cook until wilted.
• Finally add soy sauce and lime juice to taste.