Mushroom And Ginger Soup Recipes

MUSHROOM BOK CHOY SOUP

Steps:

• Heat butter in a stock pot over medium heat; add bok choy, mushrooms, green onions, garlic, and ginger. Sprinkle mushroom mixture with lime juice; cook and stir just until lightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high, pour in chicken broth, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Serve with cilantro.

MUSHROOM SOUP WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Chop half of the mushrooms.
• Put stock in a saucepan, add the chopped mushrooms, bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Puree the mixture in a food processor or a blender, then force through a sieve back into the saucepan.
• Melt butter in a heavy skillet. Saute the mushroom caps along with the scallions, garlic and fresh ginger over high heat until lightly browned. Stir in the ground ginger. Add the contents of the skillet to the saucepan.
• Add salt and pepper to taste. Reheat and serve, garnished with coriander.

BOK CHOY SOUP WITH MUSHROOMS AND GINGER

Steps:

• Soak dry porcini mushrooms in 250 ml of hot water for 5 - 10 minutes. Drain, but save the water.
• In a large pot over medium heat sauté shallots and garlic in the oil for 3 - 4 minutes until onions are translucent and garlic is fragrant.
• Add porcini mushrooms, the water they soaked in, vegetable broth, ginger and soy sauce. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes.
• Add bok choy and cook for 5 minutes, until tender.
• Before serving stir in Chinese spice mixture and chili powder.
• Meanwhile, prepare the rice noodles according to the instructions on the package. Drain and divide noodles among four bowls. Add bok choy soup to the noodles.

LEMONGRASS-GINGER SOUP WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat the stock over medium heat. Trim two of the lemongrass stalks of their toughest outer layers, then bruise them with the back of a knife; cut them into sections and add them to the stock with the ginger and about one-fourth of the minced chiles if you're using them. Simmer for about 15 minutes, longer if you have the time. (You can prepare the recipe in advance up to this point; cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days before proceeding.) Peel all the hard layers off the remaining stalk of lemongrass and mince its tender inner core.
• When you're just about ready to eat the soup, remove the lemongrass and ginger. Add 1 tablespoon of the nam pla and the chopped mushrooms. Taste the broth and add more chiles if you like, as well as some salt if necessary. In the bottom of each of 4 warmed bowls, sprinkle a little chile if using, lime leaves or zest, lime juice, cilantro, and minced lemongrass. Ladle the soup into the bowls and add a teaspoon of nam pla to each bowl. Serve piping hot.