Three-Mushroom Bisque

Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    Servings
    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Lighter, Quicker, Better: Cooking for the Way We Eat Today

By Richard Sax and Marie Simmons

Published 2000

  • About

This light soup gets its smoothness from finely pureed fresh mushrooms and its intense flavor from the dried porcini and their soaking liquid.

Ingredients

Method

  1. Combine the broth and dried porcini in a large wide saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer over low heat 15 minutes. Line a large fine-mesh strainer with a dampened paper towel and set over a bowl. Strain broth, reserving the porcini and the broth separately. Rinse saucepan of any grit left behind from the reconstituted porcini and wipe dry. Mince t