Author Notes
This recipe was inspired by "Mushroom Soup" by Max Seider from Cup of Seider at cupofseider.com. I was looking for a chanterelle mushroom (pfifferlinge in German) soup after our neighbor, who is German, invited us to pick some chanterelles at their home here in Washington. My parents, who live in Germany were also newly introduced to these fungi and after we found two grocery full bags of pfifferlinges at our neighbor's property I had to find a way to cook them all up! With autumn approaching, a light soup sounded perfect. The original mushroom soup from cup of seider calls for all varieties of mushrooms. I liked letting the chanterelles take center stage, as their flavor is quite one of a kind. I also increased garlic a bit, as I love it. And used fresh but chopped chanterelles (pfifferlinge) instead of dried. Enjoy on cool September evenings! —chefw3
Ingredients
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1.5 tablespoons
butter
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1 tablespoon
extra virgin olive oil
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1
medium yellow onion
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3
large cloves garlic
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6 cups
fresh, whole, wild and raw chanterelle (pfifferlinge) mushrooms
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1.5 teaspoons
dried thyme
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1.5 cups
chopped fresh, wild chanterelles (pfifferlinge) browned and shrunk in butter
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6 cups
water
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3 tablespoons
white zinfandel
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3 tablespoons
Better Than Bouillion: chicken base
Directions
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In a large pot on medium, heat oil and butter with onions and garlic. Sauté until onions are soft and turning color, but not yet caramelized.
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Add the whole, raw chanterelle mushrooms. Saute until shrunk and browned, between 7 and 10 minutes (depending on size, add more time). Drain water as needed, but save it to add to broth later.
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Add the chicken base and thyme and coat vegetables as base melts, only a minute or two.
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Once coated, stir in already cooked chanterelle pieces and the water. If you saved any water from cooking the mushrooms, add it now as well.
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Heat, but do not boil. Add the wine. Enjoy!
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