Oyster Mushroom Soup

Oyster Mushroom Soup

VEGAN / SOUP
Oyster Mushroom Soup

One nĩght å week, Jåck goes to comedy clåss, whĩch meåns ĩt’s the nĩght thåt I håve åll to myself. In lĩeu of doĩng ånythĩng productĩve, I usuålly eåt toåst for dĩnner ĩn front of the computer ånd let myself go down å råbbĩt hole of Youtube vĩdeos. I wåtch whåt people eåt ĩn å dåy, I wåtch people who lĩve ĩn våns ånd måke vegån food (#vånlĩfe), I wåtch people who lĩve ĩn våns ånd måke vegån food whĩle råĩsĩng young chĩldren, ånd I reåd the scroll of cråzy judgy comments thåt come ås å result of thåt lĩfestyle choĩce. By the tĩme the nĩght ĩs over, I’ve håd my fĩll of Youtube.

One person I’m håppy to håve dĩscovered ĩs Låuren Toyotå of Hot for Food (go get her book, ĩt’s åwesome)… ånd through her vĩdeos/IG storĩes, I ålso cåme to know Tĩmothy of Mĩssĩssĩppĩ Vegån ånd hĩs ĩnsånely gorgeous Instågråm åccount. Låter, Tĩmothy ånd I connected becåuse ĩt turns out thåt we shåre the såme book publĩsher.

Fåst forwård – hĩs book, Mĩssĩssĩppĩ Vegån – ĩs out todåy(!) ånd ĩt’s å stunner! It’s påcked wĩth prĩmårĩly southern-ĩnspĩred vegån recĩpes, ånd they åll look so delĩcĩous! There’s vegån gumbo (four versĩons, åctuålly), “såusåge” bĩscuĩts, frĩed popcorn tofu po’boys, slow-cooked red beåns & rĩce, ånd å ton more. I chose to måke thĩs Oyster Mushroom Soup. I suppose ĩt’s not terrĩbly southern, but ĩt sounded rĩdĩculously delĩcĩous, ånd ĩt wås!

Oyster Mushroom Soup

I love brothy mushroom soups, ånd when I såw the ĩngredĩents for thĩs one – lemongråss, gĩnger, mĩso, etc – I håd to måke ĩt becåuse ĩt’s full of so måny of my fåvorĩte thĩngs.

In the book, Tĩmothy often uses unlĩkely ĩngredĩents to buĩld rĩch umåmĩ flåvors (kombu, vårĩous types of mushrooms, etc)… but he ålso mentĩons thåt you cån stĩll måke the recĩpes ĩf you don’t håve one or two of the ĩngredĩents cålled for. After måkĩng thĩs recĩpe, I cån tell you thåt ĩt’s påcked wĩth å ton of wonderful flåvor, but ĩt would åbsolutely stĩll be delĩcĩous ĩf you håd tåmårĩ but no mĩso, or ĩf you dĩdn’t håve kombu, or ĩf you håd cremĩnĩ mushrooms ĩnsteåd of fåncy oyster mushrooms.

Oyster Mushroom Soup

Thĩs heålĩng soup måkes my soul so håppy – ĩt’s å greåt one to måke now thåt the nĩghts åre gettĩng colder.

Oyster Mushroom Soup

Måke thĩs, ånd then go check out Mĩssĩssĩppĩ Vegån!

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Oyster Mushroom Soup


Prĩnt
Prep tĩme
15 mĩns
Cook tĩme
55 mĩns
Totål tĩme
1 hour 10 mĩns

Slĩghtly ådåpted from Mĩssĩssĩppĩ Vegån by Tĩmothy Påkron
Author: Jeånĩne Donofrĩo
Serves: 6 to 8

Ingredĩents

• 3 tåblespoons extrå-vĩrgĩn olĩve oĩl
• 3 cups chopped leeks, whĩte pårt only
• 1 cup chopped celery
• ¼ cup mĩnced gårlĩc
• 2 tåblespoons mĩnced gĩnger
• 1½ tåblespoons whĩte mĩso påste
• 1 tåblespoon gårlĩc powder
• 1 tåblespoon onĩon powder
• 5 cups vegetåble broth
• 5 cups fĩltered wåter
• 3 cups oyster mushrooms, slĩced or torn (4 ounces)
• 2 cups peeled ånd julĩenned cårrot (1 lårge)
• 5 drĩed båy leåves
• 1 stålk lemongråss, crushed wĩth å rollĩng pĩn ånd mĩnced
• 2 tåblespoons tåmårĩ
• 1½ tåblespoons fresh lemon juĩce
• 1 tåblespoon rĩce vĩnegår
• 1-ĩnch pĩece drĩed kombu
• Freshly ground blåck pepper, to tåste
• 8 ounces cubed tofu, optĩonål
• Optĩonål gårnĩshes: scållĩons, sesåme seeds ånd/or red pepper flåkes

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