Creamy Wild Rice Mushroom Soup Recipe Recipe For Hand

CREAMY WILD RICE-AND-MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Using a food processor, soak the dried mushrooms in 1 cup of chicken broth for 10 minutes. Process until coarsely chopped, about 20 seconds.
• In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the carrots, onion and sage and cook, stirring, until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Add the rehydrated mushroom mixture and cook, stirring, for 1 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
• Stir in the remaining 5 cups of broth, the rice mix and the sliced mushrooms and bring to a boil. Add the chicken breast, lower the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the rice is tender and the chicken breast is cooked through, about 25 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate and shred; return to the pot. Stir in the heavy cream; season with salt and pepper and simmer for about 5 minutes.

CREAMY WILD RICE MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large soup pot or Dutch Oven (I like my 7.25 quart Le Creuset Enameled Dutch Oven) over medium-high heat. Once hot, add 2 Tablespoons butter and allow to melt. Add mushrooms then stir to coat in butter and saute until the mushrooms release their liquid, the liquid cooks off, and they begin to turn golden brown, 8-10 minutes, stirring often and turning the heat down slightly if they begin to burn. Add garlic and season with salt then continue to saute until the mushrooms are deep golden brown and become dry/tacky, 7-8 more minutes. Scoop into a bowl or plate then set aside.
• Turn heat down to medium then melt remaining 2 Tablespoons butter in pot. Add carrots, celery, and shallot/onion then stir to coat in butter and season with salt and pepper. Saute until tender, 8-10 minutes, placing a lid on top of the pot to speed up the softening process if the vegetables are taking a long time to cook. Add dried thyme then saute for 1 more minute.
• Add rice, chicken stock, and cooked mushrooms into the pot then stir to combine. Turn heat up to high to bring mixture to a boil then place a lid on top, turn heat down to low, and simmer until rice is tender, 45-60 minutes (depending on the brand you use), stirring occasionally.
• In a small dish, whisk together flour and 1/4 cup milk until smooth. Add remaining 3/4 cup milk then stir to combine, and then stream mixture into soup and stir well. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 more minutes. Remove pot from heat then let sit and thicken for 20 minutes. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if necessary then scoop into bowls and serve.

CREAMY WILD RICE AND MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine chicken broth and uncooked wild rice.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and gently simmer, covered, for about 40 minutes.
• Stir in green onions and cook an additional 5 - 10 minutes or until the rice is tender.
• Combine half and half or light cream, flour, thyme and pepper.
• Stir into the rice mixture along with the mushrooms.
• Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• Cook and stir for one minute more.
• Stir in sherry and heat through.
• Test for seasonings. Add a little more sherry if desired.
• Serve in heated bowls.
• Note: You can use 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme if you don't have fresh thyme.