Light Soup With Mushrooms
Published June 5, 2025
- Total Time
- 1 hour
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Cook Time
- 50 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1ounce/1 heaped cup dried mushrooms, such as shiitake, porcini or portobello
- 3large plum tomatoes, halved
- 1medium red or yellow onion, peeled and quartered
- 1Scotch bonnet chile, stem off
- 1(1-inch) piece fresh ginger, scrubbed and halved
- 1tablespoon tomato paste
- 1teaspoon bouillon, such as Better Than Bouillion paste, or use light miso (optional)
- 2cups mushrooms (oyster or shitake), or use 4 (4-ounce) fish fillets, such as tilapia, catfish or cod, skin on or off, cut into 2-inch cubes
- 2teaspoons kosher salt (preferably Diamond Crystal)
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
137 calories; 2 grams fat; 1 gram saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 8 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams dietary fiber; 4 grams sugars; 22 grams protein; 510 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
In a medium pot, add the dried mushrooms, tomatoes, onion, Scotch bonnet chile, ginger and 5 cups water. Bring to a boil, turn the heat to medium. Cook for 12 to 15 minutes or until the tomato skins start to crack and slip off easily when pulled.
- Step 2
Remove the tomatoes, onions, ginger and Scotch bonnet (leave the dried mushrooms in the pot), and place in a blender or food processor. Coarsely pulse with 2 cups water, about 1 minute.
- Step 3
Strain this mixture back into the pot using a sieve. Press down on the mixture until it’s somewhat dry. Discard what’s left in the sieve. Stir the tomato paste and bouillon, if using, into the pot.
- Step 4
Bring to a boil, add the salt and simmer the soup on medium-low heat until thickened but still brothy, 25 to 30 minutes. Skim any foam off the surface. Add the sliced mushrooms (or fish) and cook for 2 to 3 minutes until tender and just cooked through. Taste and adjust salt if necessary.
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Comments
Scotch bonnets do have a specific flavor, so a good option would be to add the chile at the beginning and then remove and discard it *instead* of pureeing it with the tomatoes and other aromatics. You could, of course, sub in whatever less potent chile is available to you, to no-doubt delicious but different effect.
If you use miso instead of bouillon, don’t add it until after the soup has boiled. Boiling destroys valuable nutrients in miso.
Many milder chilies. Ask your veg person at the store. But Scotch Bonnets have fruity undertones, so go in that direction.
This was phenomenal, but heed the warnings. I'm a hothead, and my eyes were watering. My wife, whose heat tolerance has grown vastly over the course of our marriage, said the flavors were great, but she couldn't finish it. I'm sharing this for anyone who, like me, read the other comments and said, "Nah, these people just aren't used to heat."
Make a different recipe. This one was not good, even after adjusting based on previous comments. Total waste of ingredients. That said, I am holding onto the leftovers just to see if it gets better after it sits overnight. I am not hopeful that it will.
I wanted to like this but it was way too spicy to enjoy. My friend who loves spiciness said it was the spiciest soup he’d ever have, and at first it was too much for him but he enjoyed it.