Marsala Mushroom Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine mushrooms, shallots, olive oil and thyme. Add 1/4 cup Marsala wine. Cook, covered, on low about 4 hours, until vegetables are tender., Stir in sour cream, flour, lemon zest, salt and remaining Marsala. Cook, covered, on low 15 minutes longer. Sprinkle with goat cheese and parsley. Serve with hot cooked barley.

Steps:

• 1. in a soup pot, over med heat, cook onion in butter until softened. 2. add fennel, mushrooms, and carrot and cook until mushrooms are soft and a littled browned, raising heat if needed. 3. add garlic and cook another minute, then stir in tomato paste, herbs, potato, fennel seed and salt and pepper. 4. deglaze with marsala, reducing by half, then add stock. 5. simmer until potatoes are very soft. 6. puree thoroughly in a blender and season to taste.

Steps:

• Place dried porcini in a bowl with the hot water; let stand for 30 minutes.
• Lift the porcini out of the water and squeeze them to extract more liquid.
• If the water seems gritty, filter it through a piece of cheesecloth or a paper coffee filter.
• Set the soaking liquid aside; chop the porcini.
• In a skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add in the shallots and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender and lightly golden, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic and cook for 2 minutes; scrape the mixture into the slow cooker.
• Add the porcini, soaking liquid, button mushrooms, broth, water, thyme, and tomato paste.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours, or until the mushrooms are tender.
• Just before serving, stir in the wine and cream; add salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle the soup into bowls, sprinkle with cheese and serve.