Wild Mushroom Broth With Buckwheat Noodles Recipes

WILD MUSHROOM BROTH

Steps:

• Set porcini and warm water in a skillet and bring to a simmer; let mushrooms soak for 20 minutes or until tender. (Take advantage of this time to make your scallop and raddichio salad.)
• Drain the soaked porcini and rinse them to remove any grit and chop. Strain soaking liquid through a paper lined sieve to remove any grit; reserve.
• Saute shallots in 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add all but the reserved mushroom caps, cover and cook over low heat or until mushrooms are tender. Add minced soaked porcini, reserved liquid and broth; bring to a simmer and season to taste; garnish with sliced raw mushroom.

BUCKWHEAT WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Chop mushrooms and finely dice onion. Rinse the buckwheat and drain well.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Once it's hot, add 1 Tbsp olive oil. Add buckwheat and saute, stirring occasionally for 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a medium pot.
• In the same skillet, Add 1 tbsp oil. Add onions and Saute for 1-2 minutes. Add mushrooms and continue to saute until mushrooms are soft.
• Add your mix to the buckwheat and stir.
• Pour your broth over the buckwheat mix. Stir in 1/2 tsp salt and top with 1 Tbsp butter. Bring everything to a boil then reduce heat to low and cover with a tight fitting lid. Simmer for 15 minutes or until kernels are soft and fluffy. 6.Remove from heat and let it stand covered for an additional 10 minutes.

KOREAN CHILLED BUCKWHEAT NOODLES WITH CHILLED BROTH AND KIMCHI

Steps:

• Make the broth. Combine all the ingredients for the broth except the salt and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a simmer. Cover and simmer 20 minutes. Strain. Season to taste with salt and sugar if desired. Place in the refrigerator until cold.
• Cook the soba noodles. Drain well and toss with 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil. Place in the refrigerator and chill while you prepare the other ingredients.
• Toss the kimchi with the remaining sesame oil and refrigerate. Chill all of the other ingredients.
• Divide the noodles among 4 wide bowls. Arrange the tofu, pear or plum and vegetables on top of and around the noodles and top with wedges of boiled egg. Stir the vinegar into the cold broth. Taste and adjust salt and sugar. Ladle into the bowls. Garnish with Korean chili powder and cilantro if desired, and serve. Guests should stir the mixture so that the kimchi flavors the broth and noodles.

MUSHROOM SOBA (BUCKWHEAT NOODLES) WITH FOUR-MUSHROOM SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash all mushrooms and pat dry. Remove stems, and cut all mushrooms (except enoki garnish) into bite-sized pieces.
• Melt butter in a large skillet. When butter is hot, add the mushrooms, except the enoki, and saute over medium-high heat for a few minutes. Add soy sauce, sake and dashi. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook 15 minutes. Add more dashi if necessary.
• Bring an ample amount of water to a boil. Add the soba, stir well and cook until al dente. Drain in a colander, and transfer to serving bowl.
• Pour mushroom sauce over the soba and toss well. Garnish with enoki tops and chopped parsley.

WILD MUSHROOM NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Make the Mushroom Broth:
• Submerge porcini mushrooms in 3 quarts cold water in a large bowl. Let stand at room temperature at least 2 hours or chill overnight.
• Pour mushrooms and liquid into a fine-mesh sieve set over a wide heavy pot, gently pressing mushrooms to extract as much liquid as possible. Reserve mushrooms for another use.
• Add garlic, thyme, bay leaves, and peppercorns to pot and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and gently simmer, stirring occasionally, until broth is reduced to 6 cups, about 1 hour. Strain broth through fine-mesh sieve into a large bowl; discard solids. Return broth to pot.
• Assemble the Mushroom Soup:
• Cook noodles in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until just al dente, 7-8 minutes. Drain; rinse under cold water.
• Meanwhile, bring Mushroom Broth to a simmer over medium-high heat. Add wild mushrooms, carrots, celery stalks, scallion whites, 1 tsp. salt, and 1/8 tsp. pepper; simmer until tender, about 5 minutes.
• Add noodles and scallion greens to soup; season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a large serving bowl and top with celery leaves.
• Do Ahead
• Soup (without noodles) can be made 3 days ahead. Let cool, transfer to an airtight container, and chill.

WILD MUSHROOM BROTH

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients in a large pot over medium low heat. Simmer for 2 hours and strain.
• Discard the mushrooms. The broth will keep for up to one week in the refrigerator or up to two months in the freezer.

WILD MUSHROOM BROTH WITH BUCKWHEAT NOODLES

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in a large saute pan. Saute the morels over high heat until golden, about 3 to 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Pour the mushroom broth into a saucepan and simmer over medium heat until reduced by half, about 30 minutes.
• Add the soy sauce and the noodles, stir well and simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in morels. Ladle into four bowls and garnish with scallions.