Pierre's Mushroom Soup

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 104.6
  • Total Fat: 0.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1,197.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 16.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
  • Protein: 5.8 g

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Introduction

My take on Toronto's Fresh restaurant's French Mushroom Soup, which takes advantage of dried exotic mushrooms, creminis, a myriad of spices and their fabulous, fat-free vegetable stock. Blended smooth, this is a hearty, warming meal all on it's own. My take on Toronto's Fresh restaurant's French Mushroom Soup, which takes advantage of dried exotic mushrooms, creminis, a myriad of spices and their fabulous, fat-free vegetable stock. Blended smooth, this is a hearty, warming meal all on it's own.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 cup boiling water
    1/4 cup dried porcini mushrooms
    1/4 cup water
    1 large yellow onion, diced
    4 cloves minced garlic
    1 medium carrot, diced
    1/2 cup full-bodied red wine
    1 tsp allspice
    1/2 tsp dried basil
    1/2 tsp dried oregano
    1 tbsp Cajun seasoning
    20 oz cremini mushrooms, chopped
    2 plum tomatoes, cored and diced
    5 cups Roasted Vegetable Stock (http://www.grouprecipes.com/60238/rich-roasted-veggie-stock.html)

Directions

Pour boiling water over porcinis, let stand 10 minutes. Drain, reserving liquid.
Heat 1/4 cup water in a large pot.
Add onion, garlic, and carrot.
Cook, stirring, 8-10 minutes, until browned.
Stir in red wine and seasonings. Boil 1-2 minutes, until the liquid is reduced by half.
Stir in all the mushrooms, tomatoes, and stock.
Bring to a boil again, then reduce to a simmer and cook 20 minutes.
Transfer half the soup to a blender, puree until smooth and stir into the remaining mixture in the pot.
Serve.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.