Bills Favorite Mushroom Soup Recipes

UNCLE BILL'S FRENCH MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Rinse both mushrooms in cold water and immediately pat dry with paper towels.
• Cut mushrooms into quarters and then slice thinly, 1/8 inch thick.
• In a large heavy bottom soup pot, melt butter on medium heat.
• Add mushrooms and saute for 5 to 6 minutes or until liquid from the mushrooms has mostly evaporated.
• Sprinkle flour over mushrooms and cook for 1 minute, stirring often.
• Gradually stir in chicken broth, water and chicken soup base and bring to boil, about 5 minutes, stirring often so the bottom does not burn.
• Add thyme, bay leaf and green onions.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf and discard.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together egg yolks and whipping cream.
• Slowly add 1 cup of hot broth mixture from the soup pot to the egg/cream mixture, whisking constantly until incorporated. This prevents the egg yolks from cooking.
• Return mixture to the soup pot, adding slowly and whisking all the time while adding.
• Heat over low heat until hot, about 5 minutes.
• Add white pepper to taste.
• Serve soup sprinkled with minced parsley.

UNCLE BILL'S BREADED PORK LOIN CHOPS IN MUSHROOM SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together egg and 1 tablespoon of cold water.
• Add seasoned bread crumbs to a separate bowl.
• Dip pork chops in the egg mixture, then toss in the bread crumbs to coat well.
• In a large frying pan on medium-high heat, add olive oil, then add coated pork chops and fry for 2 minutes, turn over and fry for an additional 2 minutes or until chops are a golden brown.
• Prepare a 9" x 9" oven-proof casserole dish by rubbing inside with 1 tablespoon of butter.
• Place browned pork chops into the prepared casserole dish in a single layer.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together mushroom soup, onion soup mix, 3/4 cup of water and whisk well to blend.
• Pour mixture over the pork chops.
• Sprinkle the top of the pork chops with padano cheese.
• Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 45 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 325 F, turn pork chops over and continue to cook for another 15 to 20 minutes or until pork chops are tender.
• *NOTE: Mix together 1/2 cup of sour dough bread crumbs, 1/2 teaspoon of granulated garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper.

UNCLE BILL'S CREAMY MUSHROOM BARLEY SOUP

Steps:

• Sauté mushrooms, onion and green pepper in butter or margarine.
• Blend in flour and continue cooking over medium heat until flour is browned.
• Gradually add broth and milk.
• Stir until thickened.
• Add barley, Worcestershire sauce, salt, parsley and pepper.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently.
• Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 10-12 minutes or until barley is tender, stirring occasionally.