Curried Mushroom Soup
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Course : Soups
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 1
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      Cups          Boiling Water
   1      Cup           Dried Mushrooms -- (1 oz.) * see note
                        Vegetable Oil Cooking Spray
   2                    Chopped Leeks -- (white part only) (2
                         to 3)
   2      Tablespoons   Flour
   1      Tablespoon    Curry Powder
   4      Cups          Skim Milk
   1                    Chicken Boullion Cube
   2      Cups          Portobello Mushrooms -- chopped
   4      Cups          Shiitake Mushrooms -- chopped
   1      Tablespoon    Dry Sherry
   1      Tablespoon    Fresh Chervil -- chopped
 

Preparation:

* oyster, morel, porcini, you pick Put the boiling water over the dried mushrooms in a bowl and set aside. Preheat a heavy stockpot over medium high heat for 1 minute, then spray twice with vegetable oil. Add the leeks and saute for about 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until translucent. Add the flour and curry powder. Stir with a wooden spoon until leeks are well coated. Add milk and boullion cube. Raise the heat heat to high and cook just until bubbles form around the edge. Reduce heat to low, whisk until all ingredients are thoroughly combined. Stir in fresh mushrooms and cook until soup is at desired thickness. Meanwhile, remove the reconstituted mushrooms from their soaking liquid, strain, squeeze out excess moisture, and roughly chop. Add mushrooms to stockpot and cook 1 minute more. Remove from heat, stir in the sherry and garnish with chopped chervil.