SWEET CORN SOUP WITH SHIITAKES AND SHRIMP

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Categories     Corn

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 pound shrimp-medium
1 leek-minced
1 sweet onion/small/chopped
1/4 cup olive oil
3 cup corn/fresh/divided
3 cup chicken broth
16 shiitake mushrooms/small/stems removed
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon Old Bay Seasoning
2 tablespoon chives/fresh/chopped

Steps:

  • Peel shrimp and devein, if desired. Set aside
  • Sauté leek and onion in 2 T hot oil in a dutch oven 2 minutes. Add garlic, and sauté 2 min. Add 2 1/4 cups corn kernels and chicken broth, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 40 minutes. Remove from heat, cool slightly.
  • Process half of corn mixture in a food processor or blender until smooth, pour into a bowl. Repeat with remaining corn mixture.
  • Sauté mushrooms in remaining 2 T hot oil in Dutch oven over medium high heat 5 minutes. Stir in salt, pepper and Old Bay. Remove from Dutch oven.
  • bring pureed mixture to a boil in Dutch oven over medium high heat, stirring often. Stir in remaining 3/4 cup corn, mushrooms and shrimp. Reduce heat, simmer 3-4 minutes until shrimp turn pink. Garnish with chives.

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