natasha's mushroom stew and soup

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Exploring the web for International soup recipes, I discovered Nastasha's cafe

in Lexington KY. downtown. Worth knowing about!

http://www.natashascafe.com/move.html

menu: http://www.natashascafe.com/html/newmenu.html

review: http://www.natashascafe.com/html/review.html

 

2 RECIPES! a mushroom stew (stroganoff?) and a soup

 

 

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Natasha's Mushroom Soup

 

Recipe By :Nastasha's Cafe, Lexington, KY

Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Soups

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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2 quarts mushroom stock with butter

2 cups mushrooms

2 large carrots

2 stalks celery

1 onion

4 large potatoes

1 bunch parsley

1 bunch green onions

basil

thyme

oregano

salt and pepper

 

Clean and slice mushrooms, carrots, celery, onion, and potatoes and cook in

mushroom stock (from Mushroom Stew recipe) until tender. If starting without

mushroom stock, use 2 qt. water and cook 3 cups mushrooms with 1/4 stick of

butter until tender, then add other ingredients. Add parsley, green onions,

basil, a dash of thyme and oregano. Cook a few more minutes. Salt and pepper to

taste. Also makes good noodle soup. Just add 1 cup egg noodles with parsley and

green onions.

 

Cuisine:

" East European "

Source:

" http://www.natashascafe.com "

Yield:

" 12 cups "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 94 Calories; trace Fat (3.1% calories

from fat); 3g Protein; 21g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 32mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1 Vegetable.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

* Exported from MasterCook *

 

Natasha's Mushroom Stew

 

Recipe By :Nastasha's Cafe, Lexington, KY

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Soups

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 pound fresh mushrooms

4 large yellow onions

1 cup sour cream

4 tablespoons butter -- plus

8 tablespoons butter -- divided use

flour

salt and pepper

 

In a large pot, cook sliced mushrooms with 1/2 stick of butter over medium heat.

Drain the water that cooks out of the mushrooms until they give no more.

(Reserve this stock for Natasha's Mushroom Soup.)

 

Saute chopped onions in small amount of oil until brown. In a cast-iron skillet

or wok, melt 1 stick of butter over low heat. Add sifted flour until thick,

stirring constantly. Add sour cream and stir until mixture is warm. Add more

flour if necessary to thicken. Combine all ingredients and stir well. Salt and

pepper to taste. Serve over fresh mashed potatoes.

 

Description:

" Sauteed mushrooms with onions and sour cream are served over homemade mashed

potatoes "

Cuisine:

" East European "

Source:

" http://www.natashascafe.com "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 497 Calories; 47g Fat (82.3% calories

from fat); 6g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 119mg Cholesterol;

390mg Sodium. Exchanges: 3 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 9 1/2 Fat.

 

NOTES : Mushrooms have always been a regular part of Russian cooking and are

often substituted for meat. Mushroom picking in the forest is a frequent family

outing. We also pick our mushrooms, often on Sunday, but in the produce

department. Read a review of the stew:

http://www.natashascafe.com/html/review.html

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

 

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