Vegetarians recipes |
Mixed Mushroom Soup With Bok Choy |
2 teaspoons sesame oil 1 small onion -- minced 1 garlic clove -- minced 8 dried shiitake or maitake mushrooms - -- (to 10) 1 tablespoon natural soy sauce - (to 2) -- or to taste 3 cups sliced fresh mixed mushrooms - (to 4) (use 2 or 3 kinds from among baby bella, oyster, fresh shiitake, or enoki) 1/4 cup dry white wine 5 stalks bok choy, greens included - (to 6) -- thinly sliced 3 scallions, white and green parts - (to 4) -- sliced 2 tablespoons soy sauce - (to 3) -- or to taste Freshly-ground black pepper -- to taste |
Heat the oil in a soup pot. Add the onion and garlic and sauté over medium heat until the onion is golden. Add 6 cups water, mushrooms, and soy sauce. Bring to a simmer, then cover and simmer gently for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let stand another 15 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve. Reserve the mushrooms, trimming and discarding their tough stems; thinly slice the caps. |