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INGREDIENTS

1/4 oz dried shiitake mushrooms ; ground in a blender
4 1/4 cups water
1 sprig fresh thyme
1 bay leaf
1 clove Fresh garlic, peeled ; plus 4 cloves, minced
Salt & pepper
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 cup wild rice
4 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 lb cremini mushrooms ; trimmed and sliced 1/4" thick
1 onion ; chopped fine
1 tsp tomato paste
2/3 cup dry sherry
4 cups Low sodium chicken broth
1 Tbsp soy sauce
1/4 cup corn starch
1/2 cup Heavy cream
1/4 cup fresh chives ; minced
1/4 tsp lemon zest ; finely grated

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees. Grind shiitake mushrooms in spice grinder until finely ground (about 3 Tbsp).

2. Bring 4 cups water, thyme, bay leaf, garlic clove, 3/4 tsp salt, and baking soda to boil in medium saucepan over high heat. Add rice and return to boil. Cover saucepan, transfer to oven, and bake until rice is tender, 35 to 50 minutes. Strain rice through fine mesh strainer set in 4-cup liquid measuring cup; discard thyme, bay leaf, and garlic. Add enough water to reserved cooking liquid to measure 3 cups.

3. Melt butter in Dutch oven over high heat. Add cremini mushrooms, onion, minced garlic, tomato paste, 3/4 tsp salt, and 1 tsp pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are browned and dark fond develops on bottom of pot, 15 minutes. Add Sherry, scraping up any browned bits, and cook until reduced and pot is almost dry, about 2 minutes. Add ground shiitake mushrooms, reserved rice cooking liquid, broth, and soy sauce and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until onion and mushrooms are tender, about 20 minutes.

4. Whisk cornstarch and 1/4 cup water in small bowl. Stir cornstarch slurry into soup, return to simmer, and cook until thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove pot from heat and stir in cooked rice, cream, chives, and lemon zest. Cover and let stand for 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

NOTES

I used a blender to grind the Shiitake mushrooms and I might add milk instead of cream next time and I'd like to try it without the cornstarch because I like my soup a bit thinner.

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Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup

1/4 oz dried shiitake mushrooms ground in a blender
4 1/4 cups  water 
1 sprig fresh thyme 
1   bay leaf 
1 clove Fresh garlic, peeled plus 4 cloves, minced
  Salt & pepper 
1/4  tsp baking soda 
1 cup wild rice 
4 Tbsp unsalted butter 
1 lb cremini mushrooms trimmed and sliced 1/4" thick
1   onion chopped fine
1 tsp tomato paste 
2/3 cup dry sherry 
4 cups Low sodium chicken broth 
1 Tbsp soy sauce 
1/4 cup  corn starch 
1/2 cup  Heavy cream 
1/4 cup fresh chives minced
1/4 tsp lemon zest finely grated

1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees.  Grind shiitake mushrooms in spice grinder until finely ground (about 3 Tbsp).
2. Bring 4 cups water, thyme, bay leaf, garlic clove, 3/4 tsp salt, and baking soda to boil in medium saucepan over high heat.  Add rice and return to boil.  Cover saucepan, transfer to oven, and bake until rice is tender, 35 to 50 minutes.  Strain rice through fine mesh strainer set in 4-cup liquid measuring cup; discard thyme, bay leaf, and garlic.  Add enough water to reserved cooking liquid to measure 3 cups. 
3. Melt butter in Dutch oven over high heat.  Add cremini mushrooms, onion, minced garlic, tomato paste, 3/4 tsp salt, and 1 tsp pepper.  Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are browned and dark fond develops on bottom of pot, 15 minutes.  Add Sherry, scraping up any browned bits, and cook until reduced and pot is almost dry, about 2 minutes. Add ground shiitake mushrooms, reserved rice cooking liquid, broth, and soy sauce and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, until onion and mushrooms are tender, about 20 minutes. 
4. Whisk cornstarch and 1/4 cup water in small bowl.  Stir cornstarch slurry into soup, return to simmer, and cook until thickened, about 2 minutes.  Remove pot from heat and stir in cooked rice, cream, chives, and lemon zest. Cover and let stand for 20 minutes.  Season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (2523g)
Recipe Makes: 1 Servings

Calories: 1978
Calories from Fat: 653 (33%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 72.5g	97 %
	Saturated Fat 43.5g	218 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 18.7g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 4.8g
Cholesterol 203.6mg		63 %
Sodium 3326.4mg		115 %
Potassium 3827.1mg		101 %
Total Carbohydrate 244.1g		72 %
	Dietary Fiber 21.7g	87 %
	Sugars, other 222.3g
Protein 65.1g		93 %
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