Gretchen Searcy is a Minnesota native who learned all about home cooking growing up with her Midwest family of 10. She currently resides in Phoenix and recently started making healthy, homemade soups for her co-workers. They loved them so much she decided to go into the ‘soup business’ for herself. Gretchen’s weekly soups are individually packaged and hand delivered, ready to heat up for a quick lunch or dinner. Please contact Gretchen for more information and your chance to be on the ‘Soup & More’ email list!

This is one of her ‘rave review’ soups…

Ingredients:

  • 1 oz Dried Mushrooms – Shiitake, Porcini, Morel, Brazilian, Ivory Portabella and Oyster
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups Celery, diced
  • 2 1/2 cups Onion, diced
  • 1 1/2 cups Carrots, shredded
  • 3 Garlic Cloves, minced
  • 1 1/2 tsp Olive Oil
  • 6 cups (24 ounces) Button Mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/2 cup Low Sodium Soy Sauce
  • 1 cup Arborio Rice
  • 2 tsp Honey
  • 1/2 tsp Thyme
  • 1 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp White Pepper
  • Pinch Cayenne (optional)
  • 1 Grind Fresh Ground Pepper
  • 1/8 tsp Garlic Salt

Add dried mushrooms to water – bring to boil and simmer 15-20 minutes. Strain (reserve the liquid) and set mushrooms aside to cool. Once cool coarsely chop re-hydrated mushrooms. While mushrooms are boiling, heat oil on low heat and sauté celery, onion and garlic 5-8 minutes, until celery is slightly tender. Add carrots; sauté 3 minutes. Add fresh mushrooms; increase heat to medium, and sauté until mushrooms begin to release their juices.

Add remaining ingredients to the pot. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer, and simmer 30 – 40 minutes, or until rice is tender. Add additional water for a slightly ‘brothy’ consistency

Serve with Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese. Or, for a truly decadent experience, serve with a wedge of warm Brie and a hearty whole grain slice of hearth bread.

Yield: 6-10 servings (depending on bowl and appetite size!)

 

About Savory Choice Broths

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