Soup from frozen forest mushrooms will definitely become a real find for any housewife who wants to surprise her household. Next, we consider several options for recipes for such a dish, as well as the main features of the preparation of the main ingredient.
What mushrooms are better to use
Practice shows that fresh forest and greenhouse delicacies, which can be obtained independently or purchased in a store, are most often used for making mushroom soup - absolutely all mushrooms are suitable for this. However, what types of this product are best used if soup is cooked from frozen mushrooms? Specialists in the field of cooking often admit that the best product options for this are chanterelles, porcini mushrooms, experience and butter.
Any housewife should know that for cooking, you need to use only high-quality mushrooms that do not have dry elements, dirt and rot.
How to prepare mushrooms
How to prepare wild mushrooms for soup from a frozen product? The main secret of a delicious dish is the proper conduct of the defrosting process. The best option is to naturally defrost by moving the product from the freezer to the refrigerator. It can also be done at room temperature.
It should be noted that in the process of defrosting from fungi, it is necessary to periodically drain the released water.
Before using the ingredient directly to make soup, it must be dried with a paper towel to remove excess moisture, and only then used in a dish.
Some chefs practice putting the frozen ingredient in the soup unfrozen. As practice shows, this does not spoil the taste of the finished dish, and the mushrooms remain intact. However, this technique has a significant minus - it can be used only if the mushrooms were well washed and cut before freezing. The method also has a significant advantage - in this case, the taste of the forest product remains in the soup.
Classic recipe
In order to prepare mushroom soup from frozen forest mushrooms, it is necessary to peel and cut into bars 6-7 potatoes and boil the vegetable in 1.5-2 liters of salted water. After 10 minutes, add 300 g of forest mushrooms to the pan and let them cook for about 15-20 minutes.
In a separate pan with hot oil, fry the finely chopped onion and grated carrots on a medium grater. As soon as the onion becomes transparent, the mass must be removed from the fire. In another pan, fry the chopped bell peppers for 5 minutes.
As soon as the mushrooms and potatoes are ready, the fried vegetables and bell pepper should be sent to the pan. After this, the soup should be brought to the desired taste with black pepper and salt, as well as bay leaf.
At the final stage, the soup of frozen forest mushrooms must be boiled for another 5 minutes under a closed lid, and then turn off the heat and let the mass stand for 15-20 minutes.
Meat and Vermicelli Soup
As practice shows, the soup prepared from this recipe from frozen forest mushrooms (see photo in the article) is very rich and satisfying, which is why it becomes a favorite among all households.
To prepare an excellent dish, you need to take 250 g of chicken meat and cook the broth from it for 15-20 minutes after boiling. Once the broth is ready, it is necessary to send 3-4 potatoes cut into cubes into it, and a couple of minutes later - 300-350 g of frozen mushrooms.
After the mushrooms are in the soup, the water will begin to be actively covered with foam - it must be removed.
After 10 minutes of cooking the soup, it is necessary to send the vegetable mass fried in a pan, consisting of chopped onions and grated carrots, to the pan. Five minutes later, a small handful of vermicelli should be added to the soup and, after cooking another 5-7 minutes, turn off the fire.
Now the soup of frozen forest mushrooms needs to be pepper, salt, add a couple of bay leaves and let it infuse for some time.
Semolina soup
To create such a dish, it is best to take white frozen mushrooms - they will be the best way to combine with semolina.
It is necessary to start its preparation by lowering the main ingredient - mushrooms (400 g) into boiling water. After 5 minutes of cooking the product, add potato tubers cut into cubes (3-5 pcs.) To it. Once the vegetable is half ready, it's time to send a couple of grated tubers of carrots and two onions to the soup, fried chopped in vegetable oil to a state of transparency.
A spoonful of semolina should be sent to the soup at the final stage, when all the main ingredients are ready. Also at this time, the soup can be salted and add the desired spices.
Frozen Forest Mushroom Puree Soup
As practice shows, cream soup made from a frozen forest product is very tasty.
To prepare the dish, you need to take potatoes pre-cooked in peeled form (350 g) and make mashed potatoes from it.
In a separate pan, fry 400 g of forest mushrooms, previously thawed in a natural way. At the very beginning of roasting, you need to add a finely chopped onion head to them. As soon as all the moisture has evaporated from the mushrooms, and the product itself begins to acquire a golden crust, they must be transferred to a blender bowl and chopped thoroughly.
Ready mushrooms should be combined with mashed potatoes, add a liter of fat cream, salt to the ingredients and mix everything thoroughly. Cream soup of frozen forest mushrooms is ready.
Rice soup
Do you want to surprise your household with a delicious dish? You can use this recipe for mushroom soup from frozen forest mushrooms.
To prepare the soup, you need to take 100 g of washed rice and put it in a cooked chicken broth (2 liters). As soon as the mass in the pan boils, add 2-3 tubers of potato, cut into cubes, and after another five minutes - 450 g of frozen mushrooms.
While the soup is boiling, you need to cook a frying pan for it. It is done by frying in a pan with butter a pair of chopped onion heads. As soon as the product becomes transparent, it should send a glass of milk and three tablespoons of sour cream, mix and remove from heat.
After the rice and potatoes in the pan are cooked, you need to add cooked sour cream dressing to the soup, as well as salt with ground pepper. The soup is ready.
Lean soup
This recipe for soup from frozen forest mushrooms is a real find for those who want to surprise their household with a delicious dish during fasting. To prepare such a soup, pour a couple of liters of water into the pan and let it boil. As soon as this happens, dip 3 potato tubers cut into bars and 200 g of frozen forest mushrooms (assorted) into it.
After 15 minutes of cooking, during which the foam should be regularly removed from the surface of the soup, a pan made of chopped onion and grated carrots, as well as a handful of vermicelli should be sent to the pan.
After five minutes, the soup should be salt, add ground pepper and bay leaf into it, then turn off the heat and let it brew for five minutes, after covering the pan with a lid.
Cheese soup
It's no secret that cheese soups are especially tasty. How to cook a soup of frozen forest mushrooms with cheese so that it turns out to be very tasty at the exit? The recipe for this dish is quite simple, and its implementation in practice is feasible for anyone, even a novice hostess.
To prepare the cheese soup, 300 g of mushroom assortment should be lowered into boiling water without first defrosting the product. After cooking the ingredient for about half an hour, you need to transfer it to a boiling chicken broth, which can be prepared in advance. At the same time, 6 potato tubers cut into cubes should be sent to the soup and the cooking process should be continued until all ingredients are fully cooked.
While the soup is preparing, you need to do a frying for it. To do this, fry the finely chopped onion in a well-heated skillet with butter and send it to the pan with the general contents.
When all the ingredients are collected and brought to a state of readiness, it is necessary to season the soup with a couple of tablespoons of grated cream cheese and salt. If desired, the soup can be seasoned with ground pepper and a mixture of dry Italian herbs (or herbs).
Soup prepared according to this recipe will be an excellent find for any housewife who likes to pamper her household with various goodies.