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9 cups
Easy
Published 1998
To make this base into a soup, add 1 tablespoon salt. It is also nice with Mushroom Dumplings and some chopped tarragon or dill. Use instead of water in Mushroom Barley Soup and Winter Mushroom Soup.
In a food processor, working in batches if necessary, chop the fresh mushrooms to a coarse paste, stopping a couple of times to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
In a tall narrow stockpot, bring the fresh and dried mushrooms and water to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.
Strain through a fine-mesh sieve, and then through a damp-cloth-lined sieve. Use