Mushroom Veggie Chowder Food

RICH & CREAMY MUSHROOM "CLAM" CHOWDER

Steps:

• Set a large saucepan or medium soup pot over medium heat. Add the olive oil. When hot, add the onions, carrots, and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes. Add dried thyme (if using fresh, wait until you add the broth to add the fresh thyme), 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 3 minutes.
• Slowly drizzle in the vegetable broth, stirring to lift the brown bits. Add the potatoes, mushrooms, and if using fresh thyme, add it now. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Remove soup from heat and remove the lid. Let cool a bit. If you used fresh thyme, remove the stems. Remove 4 cups of soup from the pot (I ladle it into a large 4-cup liquid measuring cup). Pour the 4 cups of soup into the pitcher of a blender (or you can puree it with an immersion blender).
• Return pureed soup to the pot and stir to combine. Add soymilk. Return to a simmer. Stir in red wine vinegar. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if desired.
• Ladle into soup bowls and garnish with parsley, oyster crackers, and/or sliced button mushrooms if desired.

MUSHROOM AND POTATO CHOWDER

Steps:

• In a large kettle, saute onion in butter until tender. Add flour, salt and pepper; stir to make a smooth paste. Gradually add water, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add the mushrooms, celery, potatoes and carrots. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add cream and Parmesan cheese; heat through.

MUSHROOM VEGGIE CHOWDER

Steps:

• In three or four soup kettles, saute the mushrooms and onions in butter until tender. Combine the flour, salt and pepper; stir into mushroom mixture until well blended. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil; cook 2 minutes longer or until thickened and bubbly. , Stir in the broth, broccoli and corn; heat through. Just before serving, stir in cheese until melted.

HOT FOR FOOD'S "SEEFOOD" CHOWDER

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Remove the stems from the cremini or white mushrooms and wipe the tops with a wet paper towel to clean. Take the oyster mushrooms and pull them apart or roughly chop them into about 1 inch pieces. Leave the cremini mushrooms whole or cut them in half. Toss the mushrooms in 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, 1 teaspoon of Old Bay and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper.
• On a separate baking sheet, toss the potatoes in another tablespoon of olive oil, thyme and another 1/2 teaspoon of salt and pepper. Please the potatoes and mushrooms in the oven on separate racks at the same time. Bake the mushrooms for 15 minutes and the potatoes for 20. If your oven cooks unevenly, switch them halfway through cooking.
• Drain and rinse the cashews and blend on high in a food processor or high speed blender with the two cups of water until very smooth.
• In a large pot over medium heat, heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and cook the onions, carrots and celery for 5 minutes until the onions and celery begin to cook down and become translucent. Add the garlic, cayenne and the remaining 1 teaspoon of Old Bay seasoning and stir for 2 more minutes.
• Next, add the flour or potato starch and stir for 2 minutes until all the veggies are coated in it. Splash in a small amount of stock to loosen the bits that are stuck to the bottom of the pot. Next add the wine and stir consistently as it starts to cream. Stir for 2 minutes until it is bubbling then slowly add in the cashew cream mix slowly stirring the whole time, at this point it should look like a very creamy sauce, almost like an Alfredo. Then add in the vegetable stock and bring to a simmer.
• Add in the mushrooms, potatoes, dill and parsley and simmer for 15 minutes. Finish with fresh lemon juice. Serve with crackers or good crusty bread!

VEGAN NO CLAM CHOWDER

Steps:

• If making your own stock start by bringing all the stock ingredients to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer away until the stock has concentrated and reduced to 4 cups. Strain and set aside or refrigerate until needed. (it can be made a couple of days in advance if needed). Alternatively feel free to use a store bought veggie broth and add some dulse flakes or any seaweed to it to create that ocean flavor.

MUSHROOM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat.
• Add mushrooms, onion and garlic.
• Cook about 5 minutes until mushrooms are tender.
• Stir in potatoes, carrot and water.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, simmer about 10 minutes until potatoes are tender Add corn, milk,and pepper.
• Increase heat to high, cook until chowder is done stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.

OYSTER MUSHROOM CHOWDER

Steps:

• Fry the mushrooms in 1 tablespoon of oil in a medium pan over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until browned. Meanwhile, mix together the water, miso, soy sauce and apple cider vinegar. If you don't have miso, mix together 1/4 cup water with 8 teaspoons soy sauce and 2 teaspoons vinegar. When the mushrooms have browned, pour the sauce over them and cook, stirring, until the liquid has evaporated. Taste and add enough salt make them quite salty like the sea. Remove from heat and set aside.
• In a large pot, heat 1 tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, celery and thyme and fry until soft and transparent. Add the flour and cook, stirring constantly, for about a minute. Slowly add the non-dairy milk and vegetable stock while whisking to avoid clumps. Bring to a boil, add the potatoes and reduce heat to a simmer. When the potatoes are beginning to soften, add the carrots.
• Once the potatoes and carrots are soft, remove from the heat and add the mushrooms, salt, pepper and lemon or lime juice. Serve garnished with fresh parsley.

CORN, MUSHROOM, AND POTATO CHOWDER (VEGAN)

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large pot. Add the onions and garlic. Saute for about 5 minutes.
• Add veggie broth, potatoes, salt and pepper. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook for 10 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining tablespoon of oil in a skillet. Saute mushrooms.
• Add the corn and additional broth or water, if needed. Cook for another 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, parsley, and red pepper flakes.
• Slowly stir in soy milk until desired color/consistency is achieved. Heat through. Do not boil.
• Serve with any or all of the following: hot sauce, additional parsley, vegan cheese, vegan sour cream, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper.