Mushroom Soup With Barley And Wild Rice And Vidalia Onion And Peacan Muffins

• soup:
• Serves 4 to 6
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 cup finely diced onions
• 3/4 cup sliced leeks, washed
• 3/4 cup scrubbed and sliced carrots
• 3/4 cup peeled and diced parsnips\ teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 pound cleaned and sliced mushrooms
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh sage leaves
• 1/4 cup dry Madeira
• 1/3 cup wild rice
• 1/4 cup pearl barley
• 5 cups Vegetable Stock
• 1 scallion. Thinly sliced
• muffins: serves 20 Vidalia Onion, minced finet1 cup Unsalted butter, meltedt1/2 cup Eggs, larget2 ea Sugart1/3 cup Kosher saltt1 1/2 tsp Baking powdert1 1/2 tsp Peacans, chopped & toastedt1 1/2 cups Flour, all-purposet1 1/2 cups Preheat oven to 425 degr
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1. Soup:
2. 1)telt the butter over medium heat in a 3-quart saucepan, Saute the onions, leeks, carrots, parsnips and garlic until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the mushrooms, salt, pepper and sage. Cook until the mushrooms have softened.
3. 2)tdd the Medeira and reduce by half over high heat. Stir in the rice, barley and vegetable stock. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer, covered for 50 minutes, or until rice is tender. Serve garnished with sliced scallions.
4. Note: to store strain broth from solids
5. Muffins:
6. Preheat oven to 425 degrees
7. 1. Beat together the butter, egg sugar and add the onions.
8. 2. Stir in the dry ingredients (flour,salt & baking powder), including the peacans.
9. 3. Fill the muffin tins until almost full. Bake until muffins are puffed and well-browned
10. about 12 - 15 min.

butter, onions, leeks, carrots, garlic, mushrooms, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, sage, dry madeira, wild rice, pearl barley, vegetable stock, scallion, muffins

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