Chinese Twin Mushroom Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 ounce dried black mushroom
• warm water
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 cups button mushrooms, sliced
• 2 (14 ounce) cans chicken broth (try fat free or reduced sodium)
• 2 ounces cooked ham, cut into thin slivers (or use cooked lamb or chicken)
• 1/2 cup green onion, thinly sliced on the diagonal (scallions)
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce (try reduced sodium)
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry (try substituting dry wine or beer)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 place dried mushrooms in a small bowl and cover with warm water to reconstitute for about 20 minutes. drain, remove stems and discard, and slice caps thinly.
• 2 heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat. add chopped onion and garlic, cook about 1 minute. add mushrooms and cook about 4 minutes. next add chicken broth and bring to a boil. reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes. stir in ham (or other meat substitution) and green onions and heat through.
• 3 in a small bowl combine soy sauce and sherry into cornstarch until smooth. add to soup and cook about 2 minutes until soup is thickened, stirring occasionally. serve.