Mushroom And Scallion Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the butter in a large pot over moderate heat.
• Saute the scallions and garlic until tender but not too brown, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the flour and cook 2 to 3 minutes to get rid of the raw flour taste.
• Add the stock and mushrooms and bring to a gentle boil, stirring frequently.
• Simmer covered for 5 minutes.
• Puree in batches using an electric blender or food processor.
• (If you have one, an immersion blender is the best!) Strain, return to the pot and add the cream or half& half, salt, and pepper.
• Reheat and serve garnished with chopped fresh herbs.
• Serve with a crusty loaf of French bread and a glass of wine.

Steps:

• combine water and mushrooms in a saucepan, bring to a boil.
• remove from heat, remove mushrooms.
• cut off stems, discard, slice caps thinly.
• return to water, bring back to simmer and cook 15-20 minutes.
• add spinach and tofu, simmer for 1-2 minutes.
• remove from heat.
• in a small bowl combine miso with 2 tbsp of broth and mix well.
• stir into soup.
• sprinkle each serving with sliced scallions and 1/4 tsp of sesame oil.

Steps:

• In a saucepan saut`e the mushrooms in the buter over high heat, stirring, until all the liquid the mushrooms give off is evaporated and stir in the broth and the water.
• In a small bowl whisk together the cornstarch, the soy sauce, and the vinegar until the cornstarch is dissolved and stir the mixture into the soup.
• Bring the soup to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the scallions and salt and pepper to taste and simmer the soup for one minute more.