Wild About Creamy Wild Mushroom Soup Food

WILD MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a small Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 12 minutes. Increase the heat to medium high, add the mushrooms, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms release their liquid but do not brown, about 8 minutes. Add the chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Simmer, partially covered, for 30 minutes.
• Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth (be careful when blending hot liquids). Add the Marsala if using and season with salt and pepper.
• Pour the soup into 4 bowls. Dollop with the creme fraiche and sprinkle with the chives. Drizzle a tiny bit of olive oil over top.

CREAM OF WILD MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Clean the mushrooms by wiping them with a dry paper towel. Don't wash them! Separate the stems, trim off any bad parts, and coarsely chop the stems. Slice the mushroom caps 1/4-inch thick and, if they are big, cut them into bite-sized pieces. Set aside.
• To make the stock, heat the olive oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter in a large pot. Add the chopped mushroom stems, the onion, carrot, the sprig of thyme, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook over medium-low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, until the vegetables are soft. Add 6 cups water, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Strain, reserving the liquid. You should have about 4 1/2 cups of stock. If not, add some water.
• Meanwhile, in another large pot, heat the remaining 1/4 pound of butter and add the leeks. Cook over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, until the leeks begin to brown. Add the sliced mushroom caps and cook for 10 minutes, or until they are browned and tender. Add the flour and cook for 1 minute. Add the white wine and stir for another minute, scraping the bottom of the pot. Add the mushroom stock, minced thyme leaves, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the half-and-half, cream, and parsley, season with salt and pepper, to taste, and heat through but do not boil. Serve hot.

CREAM OF WILD MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Simmer: Heat on high until the soup comes to a low simmer. Lower the heat to maintain a simmer. Cover and cook for 20 minutes.

REALLY WILD MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Wash all the mushrooms in lukewarm water in a deep bowl. Mix the mushrooms well to loosen the dirt. Remove them from the water by hand, leaving the dirt in the bottom of the bowl. Repeat until there is no dirt. Remove the stems from the oyster and shiitake mushrooms, then slice all the mushrooms. Keep the domestic mushrooms separate from the other types.
• Heat an 8-quart sauce pot over moderately high heat. Add the olive oil, the domestic mushrooms, and the minced shallots, and cook until the mushrooms are soft. Add the remaining mushrooms, and saute for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the vermouth, and reduce for 5 minutes.
• Add the milk, fresh thyme, garlic, and nutmeg. Bring to a boil, and lower to a simmer. Cook for 30 minutes, then remove the thyme sprig, and season with salt and pepper. Allow to cool slightly, then puree in the blender.
• Meanwhile, quickly blanch the strips of black trumpet mushrooms in salted water. Cool and add to enoki mushrooms and chives.
• To serve, reheat the soup in a sauce pot or in the microwave. Divide the tossed Enoki and black trumpet mushrooms into 6 equal portions, and place them in the center of 6 bowls. Pour the soup into the bowls at the table, pouring over the mushroom mixture to heat it up.

CREAMY WILD RICE AND MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine chicken broth and uncooked wild rice.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and gently simmer, covered, for about 40 minutes.
• Stir in green onions and cook an additional 5 - 10 minutes or until the rice is tender.
• Combine half and half or light cream, flour, thyme and pepper.
• Stir into the rice mixture along with the mushrooms.
• Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• Cook and stir for one minute more.
• Stir in sherry and heat through.
• Test for seasonings. Add a little more sherry if desired.
• Serve in heated bowls.
• Note: You can use 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme if you don't have fresh thyme.

CREAMY MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Place dried mushrooms in a medium bowl and pour in the boiling water. Let stand 15 minutes, or until mushrooms are softened. Remove mushrooms with a slotted spoon, chop and set aside. Pour the mushroom liquid through a fine sieve or cheesecloth into a bowl; discard solids and remaining sand. Reserve.
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until softened and translucent. Add the wild and reserved mushrooms, in two batches if necessary, and cook stirring occasionally until they have released their juices and most of the liquid has evaporated. Add the wine and cook scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Cook until all the liquid has evaporated. Sprinkle mixture with the flour and stir to coat.
• Stir in the reserved mushroom liquid or vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Lower heat and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove one cup of mushrooms and toss with parsley, set aside.
• Puree the rest of the soup in small batches in the food processor or blender. Carefully! Retur to sauce pan and stir in cream and salt and pepper. Serve hot, garnished with the mushrooms and parsley.

WILD & CREAMY MUSHROOM SOUP (JOEY'S RESTAURANT)

Steps:

• Grind dried porcini in a blender until powderly.
• Cook onion in 1 T butter in a 4 to 5 quart heavy pot, covered, over moderate heat, until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add Fresh mushrooms, porcini powder, seal salt, tarragon oregano, and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add remaining 2T butter and cook, stirring, until melted, then sprinkle in flour and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is very thick and golden, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk in 1 C chick broth, scraping up any brown bits, until mixture is smooth.
• Add remaining broth in a stream, whisking until liquid is smooth.
• Bring to a simmer, whisking, then stir in cream and Sherry and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally 10 minutes.

WILD MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the onions, celery, and cayenne and cook, stirring, until soft, about 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the mushrooms, thyme, salt, and pepper, and cook, stirring, the mushrooms give off their liquid and start to brown, about 7 minutes. Add the brandy, bring to a boil and cook until glazed, about 2 minutes. Add the stock and return to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and puree with a hand-held immersion blender, or in batches in a food processor. Add the cream, return to a simmer, and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and adjust seasoning, to taste.

CREAMY WILD MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Soak porcinis in 1 c warm water for 30 minutes, strain and reserve the liquid Heat the oil and butter until foaming, then add onion, shallots and garlic and saute for about 5 minutes (until softened) Add fresh mushrooms to the pan and stir until softened.
• Add stock and bring to a boil.
• Add the porcinis, liquid, thyme and salt and pepper.
• Lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Process 3/4 of the soup in a blender (immersion blender is perfect).
• Add cream and heat through.
• Correct seasonings if necessary and garnish with fresh thyme and cracked black pepper.

WILD ABOUT CREAMY WILD MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Soak dried mushrooms in 1 cup hot water till softened.
• Remove mushrooms and drain liquid through cheesecloth and saving liquid and discarding sandy bits.
• Chop mushrooms set aside.
• In the drained hot liquid and crushed pinch of saffron.
• Set aside.
• In a large pot over medium heat melt 2 tablespoons oil and 2 tablespoons butter.
• Saute onions, garlic and all the mushrooms season with thyme, salt and pepper about 5 minutes. Optional carrot and celery may be added along with onions.
• Add sherry reduce to half.
• Add chicken stock and liquid reserved from mushrooms simmer 20 minutes.
• In a separate pot melt 4 tablespoons butter then add flour to make a thick paste whisk in 1 pint of cream.
• Then whisk into soup.
• Using a hand blender puree the soup to a nice consistency.
• Let simmer 5 more minutes stirring so not to burn.
• Serve with soup topped with a little extra sherry.