MUSHROOM VEGETABLE RECIPES

Steps:

• Clean mushrooms, slice half and set aside. Chop remaining mushrooms and saute them in 1 T. butter in a large soup pot.
• Add all remaining vegetables (except the SLICED mushrooms) and cook 6-7 minutes, stirring often.
• Stir in broth, water, tomato paste and seasonings.
• Simmer, covered for 1 hour over low heat.
• Remove bay leaf.
• In a large skillet, melt remaining butter and saute sliced mushrooms till tender.
• At this point if you do not want sliced mushrooms in the finished product ADD mushrooms to soup pot, if you want sliced mushrooms in the finished product set them aside.
• Puree soup in a blender in batches. Take care to hold on to the cover as this is a HOT mixture and the cover will fly off if you don't.
• Return mixture to soup pot. Add the sherry and if you reserved the sliced mushrooms add them to the pot now.
• Heat gently, stirring often.

Steps:

• Place potatoes, carrots, parsley and celery in a soup pot.
• Cover with about 8 cups water.
• Add salt, pepper and mushrooms.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, half covered, for 1 hour.
• When soup is almost done, melt butter in a small frying pan.
• Add onions and sauté until transparent.
• Add flour and stir until flour is brown, 5 minutes.
• Stir into soup and serve.