Slow Cooker Mushroom Soup With Sherry Recipes

SLOW-COOKER MUSHROOM SOUP WITH SHERRY

Steps:

• Pour 2 cups of the boiling water over the porcini mushrooms. Let stand 20 minutes.
• Drain the porcini mushrooms in a colander over a bowl, reserving the mushroom broth; set the mushrooms aside.
• Strain the mushroom broth through a cheesecloth-lined colander into a bowl; discard the solids.
• Stir in the cornstarch, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and remaining 2 cups boiling water into the mushroom broth; set aside.
• Heat the oil in a medium-sized nonstick skillet over medium-high.
• Add the shallots and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until the shallots are soft, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add the sherry; bring to a boil, and cook 30 seconds. Remove from the heat.
• Stir together the porcini mushrooms, broth mixture, shallot mixture, fresh mushrooms, and thyme in a 5-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on HIGH until the vegetables are very tender and the flavors blend, about 4 hours.
• Uncover and cook until slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.
• Transfer 2 cups of the soup to a blender.
• Remove the center piece of the blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure the lid on the blender.
• Place a clean towel over the opening in the blender lid (to avoid splatters).
• Blend until smooth, about 10 seconds.
• Return the puréed soup to the slow cooker; gently stir in the cream. Ladle the soup into bowls, and serve hot.

CROCK POT SHERRY CHICKEN

Steps:

• Dump all cans of soup into crock pot.
• Fill one empty can of soup 3/4 full of sherry
• Add to soup and mix well.
• Rinse chicken breasts. Pat dry.
• Dip breast into lemon juce and sprinkle with celery salt.
• Place in soup mixture .
• Cover cook aprox 5 hours
• Serve over egg noodles.

CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP WITH SHERRY

Steps:

• Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium high heat.
• Add onion, carrot, and celery; saute 6 minutes or until tender.
• Reduce heat to medium; add mushrooms and garlic.
• Cook 7 minutes or until mushrooms are tender, stirring frequently.
• Add water, sage, salt, pepper, and broth; bring to a simmer.
• Cover and simmer for 25 minutes.
• Remove from heat, cool for 5 minutes.
• Place half of mushroom mixture in a blender or food processor; process until smooth.
• Pour pureed soup into a large bowl.
• Repeat procedure with remaining mushroom mixture.
• (NOTE: You can also use a stick blender and puree the soup in the pot.) Return soup to pan.
• Stir in half-and-half and sherry; cook over low heat 5 minutes or until throughly heated, stirring frequently.
• Sprinkle each serving with minced fresh parsley and/or parmesan cheese.