Mushroom Soup

Mushroom Soup
Hmong, main course, soup
You can use any type of mushrooms in this soup. I recommend using at least 4 different types to give the soup a variety of textures and flavors. I used shiitake, wood ear, enoki, seafood, and shemiji.
Hmong, main course, soup
You might not be familiar with culantro. While it looks nothing like cilantro, culantro has a stronger cilantro flavor.

Mushroom Soup

It was -30 degrees out at the time I made this Hmong mushroom soup. It was definitely soup time and this just hit the spot. This simple soup consists of a variety of mushrooms simmered with lemongrass, chilies, cilantro, and culantro. Once you bring the pot of water to boil, the soup is ready in 10 minutes.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Hmong
Keyword: East Asian, Hmong, main course, soup, Southeast Asian, vegan
Servings: 4
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

  • 5 cups water
  • 2 lbs mixed mushrooms wood ear, enoki, shiitake, shemiji, seafood
  • 2 stalks lemongrass finely chopped
  • 3 Thai chilies finely chopped
  • 6 springs cilantro chopped
  • 6 sprigs culantro chopped
  • 2 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Bring a pot of water to boil. Add the mushrooms. Simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes.
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  • Stir in the lemongrass and salt. Continue simmering for 5 minutes.
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  • Add in the chilies and simmer for a minute.
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  • Turn off the heat and stir in the cilantro and culantro.
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Hmong, main course, soup
Serve the soup with a side of steamed rice.
Hmong, main course, soup
I like to add my rice into the soup.