3 Onion, Mushroom and Garlic Soup

This is a buttery, hearty, warming soup. Has leeks, red onions, scallions, lots of garlic, and dried Porcini mushrooms. You can top it with cheese if you like.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 3  leeks, sliced, white part only, rinsed very good
• 3  large red onions, sliced
• 6 -10  garlic cloves, sliced
• 4  tablespoons butter
• 1⁄4 cup olive oil
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon pepper
• 1  teaspoon sugar
• 1  cup dried porcini mushrooms, soaked and rough chopped (reserve liquid for soup)
• 8  cups water
• 2  tablespoons  beef base or 2  tablespoons  vegetable stock base
• 1  teaspoon dried parsley
•  scallion, thinly sliced, for garnish

Directions

1. Melt butter and olive oil in a large pot.
2. Sauté leeks, onions, salt, pepper, sugar, 8-10 minutes adding garlic and cook 3 more minutes.
3. Add strained chopped mushrooms, water, beef base, strained liquid from mushrooms and parsley.
4. Bring to a boil lower heat to a simmer and cook for 20 more minutes.
5. If desired, toast bread in over and top with your favorite cheese and place on top of soup and serve topped with a garnish of scallions and pepper.
6. For vegetarian use only the vegetable base.