California Farm Wild Rice Mushroom Soup

Hobby Horseman
Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman
California, United States

To appreciate the special flavors that native wild rice brings, make the mushroom soup you are familiar with, add only the steamed wild rice and simmer the flavors together. Here is my soup recipe of dried shiitake mushrooms with native wild rice. The wild rice is from the local Wild Rice Cooperative in the hight mountain lakes nearby.

California Farm Wild Rice Mushroom Soup

To appreciate the special flavors that native wild rice brings, make the mushroom soup you are familiar with, add only the steamed wild rice and simmer the flavors together. Here is my soup recipe of dried shiitake mushrooms with native wild rice. The wild rice is from the local Wild Rice Cooperative in the hight mountain lakes nearby.

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Ingredients

3 hours
2 people, 4 bowls
  1. 1/2 cupdry wild rice, makes a full cup when cooked
  2. 2 Cupsboiling water
  3. 2 Cupscream, coconut or dairy
  4. 1 cupdried shiitake mushrooms, makes 2 cups after soaking
  5. 1chicken bouillion cube
  6. 1chopped shallot
  7. 1 Tbsghee or coconut butter
  8. 1 Tbscornstarch dissolved in 2 Tbs cold water
  9. Salt, pepper, maple syrup served at the table
  10. Garnish with chopped green onion
  11. Equipment: cast iron sauce pan with lid, cast iron dutch oven with lid, food processor
  12. Cost: native wild rice $2, mushrooms $1.50, cream and other $3, $1.75 per bowl

Cooking Instructions

3 hours
  1. 1

    Rinse wild rice in sieve under cold water, drain. Bring to boil in cup of water in cast iron sauce pan, turn down to simmer, lid on, simmer till water has evaporated, about 45 minutes.

  2. 2

    Cover 1 cup dried shiitake mushrooms, 1 ounce, with 2 cups boiling water, soak 45 minutes, makes 2 cups of mushrooms, cut in pieces. In cast iron skillet, melt Tbs ghee or butter, carmelize chopped shallot and cut up mushrooms, 30 minutes.

  3. 3

    Boil left over mushroom water to make chicken broth with a chicken bouillion cube, add to mushrooms in skillet. Douse with one cup of coconut cream or daily cream. Once cooled, turn to smooth puree in food processor.

  4. 4

    Pour creamed mushrooms into cast iron dutch oven, add steamed rice, add second cup of cream, simmer 2 hours with lid on. Add corn starch dissolved in cold water, bring to boil. Serve with fresh green onion garnish.

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I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.
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