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Mushroom and Wild Rice Soup

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 8 to 10

Ingredients

1

ounce dried porcini mushrooms

1

/2 teaspoon coarse salt, plus more for seasoning

1

/2 cup wild rice

1

tablespoon olive oil

1

1/4 pounds assorted mushrooms, such as button, cremini, shiitake (stems removed), and chanterelle, sliced into bite-size pieces

Freshly ground pepper

1

tablespoon unsalted butter

3

leeks (white and pale-green parts only), quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced

1

/2 cup sherry or Madeira

3

tablespoons soy sauce

6

cups homemade or low-sodium store-bought chicken stock

2

tablespoons heavy cream

1

tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a spice mill or coffee grinder, pulse the porcini to a fine powder. Set aside.

    Step 2

    In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add the salt and wild rice. Cover; reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until tender, 45 to 50 minutes. Drain; set aside.

    Step 3

    In a large saucepan, heat half the oil over medium-high heat. Add half the mushrooms; season with salt and pepper. Cook until browned and tender, about 7 minutes; transfer to a bowl. Repeat with the remaining oil and mushrooms.

    Step 4

    Reduce heat to medium-low. Melt the butter; add the leeks. Cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the mushroom powder; cook 1 minute. Add the sherry and soy sauce; cook 1 minute more.

    Step 5

    Add the stock to the pot; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms; return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook 20 minutes. Stir in the wild rice, cream, and parsley; adjust seasoning, and serve.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.