Name: Wild Mushroom Soup with Spinach and Ginger Broth
Yield: Makes 12 to 14 servings
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons vegetable oil; 12 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps sliced; 12 green onions, white and pale green parts thinly sliced, tops cut into 1/2-inch lengths and reserved; 1 5-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled, thinly sliced; 6 garlic cloves, minced; 12 cups water; 3 14 1/2-ounce cans low-salt chicken broth; 1 cup dried porcini mushrooms* (about 3/4 ounce), rinsed briefly; 3 teaspoons sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 6-ounce package baby spinach, thinly sliced

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Yield
Makes 12 to 14 servings

Ingredients

4 tablespoons vegetable oil

12 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps sliced

12 green onions, white and pale green parts thinly sliced, tops cut into 1/2-inch lengths and reserved

1 5-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled, thinly sliced

6 garlic cloves, minced

12 cups water

3 14 1/2-ounce cans low-salt chicken broth

1 cup dried porcini mushrooms* (about 3/4 ounce), rinsed briefly

3 teaspoons sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 6-ounce package baby spinach, thinly sliced

Preparation

Step 1
Heat 3 tablespoons oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add shiitake mushrooms and sauté until golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer mushrooms to medium bowl. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in same pot. Add thinly sliced green onions, ginger, and garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add water, broth, and porcini. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 20 minutes. Strain soup into large pot, pressing on solids in strainer to release as much liquid as possible. Discard solids in strainer. Stir shiitake mushrooms into broth. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer 5 minutes. Add sugar and salt. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cool slightly, cover and refrigerate. Bring to simmer before continuing.) Add green onion tops and spinach to soup and simmer until spinach wilts, about 1 minute. Ladle into bowls.
Step 2
*Dried porcini mushrooms are available at Italian markets, specialty foods stores and many supermarkets.

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