MUSHROOM SOUP
Provided by Food Network
Time 55m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Sprinkle the mushrooms with lemon juice. In a food processor, coarsely chop them.
- Melt the butter in a heavy saucepan and lightly saute the shallots. Add the mushrooms, thyme, and bay leaf and saute over moderate heat for 10 minutes, or until the liquid disappears. Add the salt, pepper, cream, and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the cornstarch to the soup and continue to simmer 10 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Correct seasoning to taste.
- Serve in warm bowls. Sprinkle with minced parsley.
WOLFGANG PUCK'S SAVORY SQUASH SOUP
My best friend introduced me to this soup. I found this recipe several years ago someplace on the web. This does take some time but is well worth the effort. The prep and cooking times are guesses.
Provided by PaulaG
Categories Vegetable
Time 2h45m
Yield 2 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cut each squash in half and discard seeds.
- Brush cut sides with 2 tablespoons of melted butter, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
- Arrange the squash cut side down in a roasting pan and bake until tender, approximately 1 hour.
- Allow to cool until squash can be safely handled, then scoop out insides of squash.
- Puree the flesh in a food processor, reserve.
- This should produce about 4 cups of pureed squash.
- In a medium stockpot, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter.
- Over low heat, saute the onion, do not allow it to brown.
- Add pureed squash and cook over very low heat until heated through, stirring occasionally.
- Do not allow it to bubble up.
- Season with salt, pepper, ginger and cardamom.
- Pour in stock and bring to a boil, over low heat, stirring often.
- Cook about 20 minutes.
- Add the Cream Fraiche and rosemary spring.
- Warm through, remove rosemary and adjust seasonings to taste.
- Roast the peppers over flame on stove or under broiler until skin blackens evenly.
- Allow to cool, peel off black skin, remove core and seeds; chop coarsely.
- In blender or food processor, puree the peppers, adding chicken broth until thick sauce consistency is attained.
- Season with salt and pepper, strain, and pour into plastic squeeze bottle.
- Serve the soup with swirls of the roasted red pepper coulis.
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