Saturday, February 4, 2012

Wild Mushroom Bisque

Last summer, I ordered this Wild Mushroom Bisque at Zupas. It's fantastic and ever since, I've been determined to recreate it. I think this recipe is pretty darn close!
I found these dried wild mushrooms at Costco and they are perfect for this recipe. Anything similar to these would work great.
Wild Mushroom Bisque
4 c. dried wild mushrooms
hot water
2 T. olive oil
1 T. butter
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
5 c. good quality chicken broth (I use either homemade or Swanson)
1/2 t. dried thyme
3/4 c. heavy cream
salt and pepper
Place mushrooms in a large mixing bowl and cover with lots of hot water. Let soak for at least 10 minutes. Drain (and reserve) the mushroom liquid, squeezing mushrooms of excess water. Roughly chop mushrooms.
In a large pot, heat oil and butter. Add onion and garlic and cook until soft, but not browned (3-5 minutes). Add chicken broth, thyme, mushrooms, and 2 cups of the mushroom liquid. Simmer with pot half covered for about 30 minutes. Pour about 3/4 of the soup into a blender and blend until smooth. Return to pot and stir in cream and salt and pepper to taste. (Add more mushroom liquid if soup is too thick.)I absolutely fell in love with this soup and I am dying to make it again. Enjoy!

17 comments:

  1. This mushroom soup looks quite delicious. Perfect for a winter day!

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  2. The texture of your wild mushroom bisque looks perfect. I, personally, do not like soups very much. However, I love mushrooms and I would definitely give your recipe a try. With winter not too far away, a bowl of warm soup would be a good way to start any meal.


    Mack Shepperson

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    1. Mack, I hope you do try it! It is so wonderful on a cold winter day.

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  3. I too am a huge fan of the Mushroom bisque from Zupas, and I searched for a long time looking for just the right recipe. I found this one right before Halloween and tried it for a dinner party. It was a huge hit. It tasted exactly like I remembered, and I couldn't have asked for an easier recipe. Thanks for posting this!

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  4. Hi this looks really good.. However since I am not a fan of dried mushrooms, can I do this with only fresh ones? If so how much would I have to use?

    Thanks for any reply! :)

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    1. I am wondering the same as Mia.

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    2. I've never tried it with fresh mushrooms, but I would try using 5-6 cups fresh, chopped mushrooms. Sautee them in a little butter or oil and season with a touch of salt until mushrooms are soft. Best of luck! :)

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    3. Zupas are Nazi's and will not fill their bowls and are very expensive. Will try this

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    4. I made it tonight with fresh mushrooms sauteed them in two tablespoons of butter for about minutes added two cups of water to them for the mushroom liquid and it turned out amazing!

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  5. Costco in my area (SLC) no longer sells the bag of dried mushrooms. I have looked on line and 1/2 pound of mushrooms runs about $30.00 I have no idea how many cups would be in 1/2 pound. I'm with you. (hopefully not all of them or this would be a very expensive pot of soup ! :) Zuppas Mushroom Bisque is fantastic. Any suggestions?

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    1. Winco has good dried mushrooms in their Asian foods aisle.

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  7. Just came across this recipe but Costco doesn't sell these mushrooms anymore. What brand/type would you use as a replacement? Looking forward to making this one! Thanks.

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  8. 32 oz. baby Bella’s sliced. Then cooked in butter for about 10 minutes.

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  9. I found a large plastic canister of dried wild mushrooms at Costco’s in Spanish Fork, Utah last week. I’m making this today.

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  10. The dried mushrooms seem to come and go seasonally. They also move them from produce to the pasta/rice area. I find them sometimes and others not. I do a variation of this with some fresh mushrooms, I use about 8 ounces. I reserve some fresh to add for the final simmer. I have used both white and portobello. The portobello make it very dark grey. Looks like h— but tastes like heaven. I also use milk and sour cream instead of the heavy cream and I always do a double batch!

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  11. how many servings does this recipe make?

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