Hello Foodies and Hivers!
My friend @carolynstahl is a plant - based chef who cooks so many wonderful scrumptious dishes and share them here on Hive. I love her cooking style, she could invent yummy dishes spontaneously based on what´s in her pantry or what´s in her fridge. Yesterday, I had been cooking other dishes in my kitchen and thought of cooking her Mushroom and Leek Soup which had been great for our cold Spring.
My version...
Although I do not have all her ingredients, I substituted those with what I´ve had at home. I replaced the Agave nectar with Elderflower syrup, added a dash of curry powder, and used double cream. Since both hubby and I are not vegan, from time to time I cook some totally plant based dishes. Being an Asian, I grew up with my Mom´s cooking using soy sauce, so that most of my meat or veggies are marinated with it.
As far as the mushrooms are concerned, marinating them with the soy sauce added a spicy flavor instead of just adding salt. I sauteéd them in a hot pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil until they were brown and set them aside for later use. My mushrooms were not that plenty since I already cooked half of them the day before. Below is my version of the soup.
Leek and Mushroom Soup
For 2 Servings
Ingredients:
1 pack leeks about 200 grams
about 2 cups of buttom mushrooms, halved
1 tablespoon soy sauce to marinate mushrooms
1 onion , diced
3 cloves garlic, crushed or 1 teaspoon dried garlic powder
1 liter vegetable stock
1 teaspoon dried thyme
dash of curry powder
ground black pepper
salt
1 Knorr vegetable cube
1/2 teaspoon aceto balsamico
1 teaspoon elderflower syrup
olive oil or sunflower oil
creme fraiche
Procedures
Be sure to prepare the ingredients before hand, crush the garlic, cut the leeks and onions into small pieces (or dice them).
In a hot pan with 1 tablespoon oil, fry the garlic followed by the onions, stir fry until all become a bit soft...Add the cut leeks and stir-fry for about 10 minutes.
Then add the following:
1 liter vegetable stock
the Knorr vegetable cube
half of the sauteéd mushrooms ( keep the other half as garnish)
1 teaspoon dried thyme
a dash curry powder
1/2 teaspoon aceto balsamico
1/2 teaspoon elderflower syrup
and let boil, then simmer for about 10 minutes.
Add the 2 tablespoons créme fraíche. Mix a bit then blend using a stab mixer. Add salt and ground pepper, adjust according to your taste preference.
scrumptious soup recipe!
ENJOY THE SOUP!....See you around!
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Oh how cool, I have made a few recipes inspired by her too. I like the way you used elderflower syrup, how interesting!
Hi @riverflows! First, thanks a ton for visiting. Yeah, thr soup turned out to be a hit in my household and I am going to cook this again. I used the elderflower syrup because I forgot to bring along an agave nectar from Andalusia. Most supermarket have it in their shelves. I was careful in adding the eldersyrup because it is sweet, but it turned ok.
Wow thanks for the mention. I am giving you a big hug my friend! The mushrooms marinated are such a good idea. I should have thought about that. It would give a nice salty kick to add to it. Yumm! Now I wish I had a bowl of yours.
I hope you enjoyed it!😃 ❤️
Yep, we enjoyed it. And hubby liked it very much... so I will be cooking this soup again. Thanks to you!
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This soup it's really nice looking , I love mushroom soup and this one look awesome!❤️💞
Many thanks dear, appreciate you visited. Have a nice day!
I like this leek and mushroom soup. The leeks really enhances the taste so much. It's so filling !
Glad you like this soup. Thanks for dropping by..
Mmmmmmm 😍 yummeh! 😋 I always love your plating Po @mers makes me more crave 🤤
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Wow! Looks yummy! Timing for rainy days. I love mushroom, too. You used condiments I haven't tried yet. Curious about the taste.
Indeed, soups aremy thing when it is rainy..
Wow!
Whatta good meal you have over there, one of my faves and like it so much especially now that it rains and a bit chilly and I have just picked fresh mushrooms that grows on banana trunks.
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You are one lucky guy to be able to just pick mushroom in your "hacienda"... Harvesting is a satisfactory chore I would like to do there.. Just like harvesting tokens you have farmed.. Lololols.
Mother nature just gaves us so much bounty with that organic mushroom that we can also share to our friends nearby.
If I am only near your farm.... We could cook so much delicious food and your little one will enjoy the fun.
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I love mushrooms!
Well same here...I love mushrooms too! Thanks for dropping by.
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