Umami-Bomb Creamy Mushroom Soup

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Umami-Bomb Creamy Mushroom Soup

Porcini, or cèpes as they are known in French, are incredibly rich, meaty, and fragrant mushrooms. I like to combine an inexpensive mushroom, such as white button, with dried porcini, as the fairly benign white mushrooms will take on the earthy flavor of the porcini. Given the fact that fresh porcini are about thirty dollars a pound when you can find them, this is a very economical alternative.

Prep Time10

Total Time30

Course: Appetizer, dinner, lunch, Soup, supper

Cuisine: American, French

Keyword: baked potato soup, healthy recipes, mushroom, umami

Servings:

Calories: 137kcal

Author: Virginia Willis

Ingredients

½ ounce dried porcini mushrooms
1 cup boiling water
1 T EVOO more for serving
1 onion preferably Vidalia, chopped
2 pounds fresh mushrooms such as white button, cremini, or shiitake, sliced
1 tablespoon white miso
3 cups homemade chicken stock or vegetable stock
Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons 0 % skyr or light sour cream, for serving
6 tablespoons freshly grated Parmigiano Reggiano

Instructions

Add the dried porcini mushrooms to the boiling hot water to plump, about 15 minutes. Remove the mushrooms and squeeze out the excess liquid. Place the mushrooms in a bowl. Strain the soaking liquid through a fine sieve or coffee filter into another bowl. Set aside.
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat and add the onion. Cook until the onion is translucent, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the fresh mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms are tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
Add the stock, reserved mushroom liquid, and miso. Bring to a boil, then decrease the heat to simmer. Cook until the mushrooms are very soft, about 30 minutes.
Purée the soup with an immersion blender. Leave it coarse for a more rustic soup, or purée it until smooth for a more elegant soup. Taste and adjust for seasoning with salt and pepper.
Ladle into warmed bowls. Dollop with optional skyr or light sour cream. Run a skewer through the cream to create decorative swirls. Garnish with parmesan. Serve immediately.

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