Black Mushroom Soup

Submitted by dicentra

"From 1001 More Low Fat Recipes. Yay for 'shroooms!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 ounces dried shiitake mushrooms
• 1 ounce dried cloud ear mushrooms
• 2 cups boiling water
• cooking spray
• 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup sliced green onion
• 5 cups chicken broth
• 3 cups sliced cremini mushrooms
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Place dried mushrooms in a bowl; pour boiling water over. Let stand until mushrooms are softened, about 15 minutes.
2. Drain, reserving liquid. Slice mushrooms, discarding tough stems from the shiitakes.
3. Spray a large saucepan with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot. Saute onions until tender, about 5 minutes.
4. Add sliced dried mushrooms, reserved liquid and broth; heat to boiling.
5. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 20 minutes, adding cremini mushrooms in the last 10 minutes.
6. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Reviews

[B. Licious]

This was pretty good. For some reason, I mistakenly thought the recipe was pureed, but it wasn't and the cloud ear mushrooms made it kind of chewy. I like that, but can imagine some people may not. One important step that is missing in the recipe is to wash the dried mushrooms well before you soak them. This is important especially if you are going to use the water they soaked in.