butter10's Recipe

Shiitake Mushroom Seaweed Soup

Category: Recipes

Prep and Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

* 6 whole dried medium shiitake mushrooms
* 6 cups warm water
* 4 medium sized pieces wakame seaweed
* 1 medium onion, quartered and sliced thin
* 3 medium cloves garlic, chopped
* 2 TBS minced fresh ginger
* 2 TBS chopped dulse seaweed
* 2 TBS dry vegetable stock powder
* 2 TBS soy sauce
* 1 TBS rice vinegar
* 3 TBS minced scallion greens for garnish
* salt and white pepper to taste
Directions:

1. Rinse mushrooms and wakame and soak in 2 cups of warm water for
about 10 minutes, or until soft. Save water.
2. Heat 1 TBS seaweed water in medium sized soup pot. Healthy Saute
onion in seaweed water over medium heat for about 5 minutes stirring
frequently. Add garlic, ginger and continue to saute for another
minute
3. When mushrooms and wakame are soft, slice the mushrooms thin and
chop the seaweed. Cut out stems when slicing mushrooms and discard.
Add to soup pot along with soaking water, and 4 more cups of water
and dry vegetable stock. Bring to a boil on high heat.
4. Add dulse.
5. Once it returns to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer
uncovered for about 10 minutes. Season with soy sauce, rice vinegar,
salt and pepper. Add minced scallion and serve. Serves 4

Healthy Cooking Tips:

For an extra boost in flavor and nutrition, you might try making this
soup adding a TBS of miso at the end.
Source: whfoods org