Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Double Mushroom Soup is for Soup.

Double Mushroom Soup takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Double Mushroom Soup takes 70 minutes to cook.

Double Mushroom Soup makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Double Mushroom Soup are:

1 cup dried mushrooms (shitakes if desired)
2 cups boiling water
3 tbsp Olive Oil
2 tsp butter (unsalted)
1 large Onions cut into thin half slices
12 ozs fresh whole mushrooms THICKLY sliced
4 cup Chicken stock
1 tbsp Parsley
2 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar

Any spices or herbs desired to suit YOUR taste.

Here is how you make Double Mushroom Soup:

boil 2 cups water, then add dried mushrooms and water in a bowl and let stand at least 30 minutes.Meanwhile, Peel onion and cut in half lengthwise, then cut each half into thin slices. Wash mushrooms, drain in colander then cut into thick slices. Heat 2 TBS olive oil plus 1 tsp butter in HEAVY SOUP POT big enough to hold all ingredients.Saute onions about 5 minutes or until soft but not brown.Add 1 more tsp butter if you think you need it. Add sliced fresh mushrooms and saute about 8 minutes, until mushrooms have released all their liquid and it has been evaporated.Add dried mushrooms, mushroom soaking water, chicken stock and parsley (dried or fresh). Bring to a very gentle simmer and cook uncovered for about an hour.After an hour, when soup has been reduced by 1/4, taste for desired flavor and add herbs/spices as desired or cook a little bit longer until desired flavor is obtained.When soup has a good mushroom flavor, puree by using an IMMERSION BLENDER or by pureeing small amounts at a time in a regular blender.Serve HOT with a little bit of balsamic vinegar swirled over the top.Serving Size: 1 cup is a serving, USE COMMON SENSENumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RD03875.

The nutritional information for Double Mushroom Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 159.4

• Total Fat: 10.2 g
• Cholesterol: 8.5 mg
• Sodium: 234.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 11.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
• Protein: 60.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Double Mushroom Soup is Low Carb