Three Mushroom Soup With Port And Tarragon Recipe
Ingredients
| Dried mushrooms | 1 Cup (16 tbs), rinsed | |
| About 8 cups chicken stock or canned low-sodium broth | ||
| Unsalted butter | 4 Tablespoon | |
| Shallot | 1 Medium, minced | |
| 1/2 pound fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded, caps sliced into 1/4-inch strips | ||
| 1/2 pound white button mushroo ms,sliced lengthwise 1/4 inch thick | ||
| All purpose flour | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| 1/4 cup vintage or tawny port | ||
| Tarragon | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Ground pepper | 1 To taste | |
| 6 tablespoons cremefraiche,for serving | ||
| Snipped chives | 3 Tablespoon, garnish | |
| Salt | To Taste | |
Directions
1. In a large nonreactive saucepan, combine the dried porcini mushrooms and 8 cups of chicken stock and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to moderate and simmer, partially covered, for 40 minutes. Pour the broth through a cheesecloth-lined strainer. Rinse the mushrooms in the strainer to remove any grit. Cut off any tough stems. Coarsely chop the mushrooms; set the mushrooms and broth aside.
2. Wipe out the saucepan. Add the butter and melt over moderate heat. Add the shallot and cook, stirring, until softened, about 1 minute.
3. Add the sliced shiitake and white button mushrooms and increase the heat to moderately high. Cook, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms have exuded most of their liquid, 5 to 7 minutes.
4. Reduce the heat to moderately low and sprinkle the mushrooms with the flour. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly and scraping the bottom of the saucepan with a wooden spoon. Gradually whisk in the reserved mushroom broth and the port. Add the reserved porcini and the tarragon and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to moderate and simmer, partially covered, for 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. (The can be prepared to this point up to 2 days ahead. Reheat over moderately low heat before serving.)
5. Serve the soup piping hot, garnished with the creme fraiche and a sprinkling of chives.
2. Wipe out the saucepan. Add the butter and melt over moderate heat. Add the shallot and cook, stirring, until softened, about 1 minute.
3. Add the sliced shiitake and white button mushrooms and increase the heat to moderately high. Cook, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms have exuded most of their liquid, 5 to 7 minutes.
4. Reduce the heat to moderately low and sprinkle the mushrooms with the flour. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly and scraping the bottom of the saucepan with a wooden spoon. Gradually whisk in the reserved mushroom broth and the port. Add the reserved porcini and the tarragon and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to moderate and simmer, partially covered, for 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. (The can be prepared to this point up to 2 days ahead. Reheat over moderately low heat before serving.)
5. Serve the soup piping hot, garnished with the creme fraiche and a sprinkling of chives.
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