3 Onion, Mushroom and Garlic Soup |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 40 Minutes |
Ready In: 55 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This is a buttery, hearty, warming soup. Has leeks, red onions, scallions, lots of garlic, and dried Porcini mushrooms. You can top it with cheese if you like. Ingredients:
3 leeks, sliced, white part only, rinsed very good |
3 large red onions, sliced |
6 -10 garlic cloves, sliced |
4 tablespoons butter |
1/4 cup olive oil |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon pepper |
1 teaspoon sugar |
1 cup dried porcini mushrooms, soaked and rough chopped (reserve liquid for soup) |
8 cups water |
2 tablespoons beef base or 2 tablespoons vegetable stock base |
1 teaspoon dried parsley |
scallion, thinly sliced, for garnish |
Directions:
1. Melt butter and olive oil in a large pot.
2. Sauté leeks, onions, salt, pepper, sugar, 8-10 minutes adding garlic and cook 3 more minutes.
3. Add strained chopped mushrooms, water, beef base, strained liquid from mushrooms and parsley.
4. Bring to a boil lower heat to a simmer and cook for 20 more minutes.
5. If desired, toast bread in over and top with your favorite cheese and place on top of soup and serve topped with a garnish of scallions and pepper.
6. For vegetarian use only the vegetable base.
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