Rich 'n' Satisfying Dried Mushroom Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups dried mushrooms
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 2 cups half-and-half cream
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 dash black pepper
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream

Recipe

• 1 cover dried mushrooms with warm water.
• 2 add chicken bouillon cubes.
• 3 cover. let stand 20 minutes.
• 4 add half-and-half, worcestershire sauce, and black pepper. stir well.
• 5 cook, stirring occasionally, over medium heat.
• 6 in a small bowl, dissolve 2 tbs. cornstarch in 1/2 cup cold half-and-half.
• 7 heat soup to boiling, but when bubbles start to form around the edges of the pan, add cornstarch mixture to soup, stirring to mix well.
• 8 do not allow to boil!
• 9 turn heat down to low.
• 10 simmer, stirring, till soup thickens.
• 11 serve hot.