Mugwort Soup

Name: Mugwort Soup
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Makes 8 cups
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 medium onion or 3 small spring onions, thinly sliced (about 2 cups); 2 cloves garlic, minced; 10 medium white mushrooms (about 7 ounces), sliced; 1 large Yukon Gold or russet potato (about 14 ounces), peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces; 6 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth; 1 cup heavy cream; 4 ounces tender mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) or watercress leaves (about 8 cups); Tabasco; Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

Rating: 5 stars

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Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) is one of about 300 species in the Artemisia genus. It's what you want for this soup; the others may be too bitter. Watercress will also work; although the soup won't taste the same, it will still be delicious. Excerpted from " Foraged Flavor: Finding Fabulous Ingredients in Your Backyard or Farmer's Market, with 88 Recipes" by Tama Matsuoka Wong, Eddy Leroux and Daniel Boulud.

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Recipe Summary

prep:

35 mins

total:

1 hr 5 mins

Servings:

Yield:

Makes 8 cups

Directions

Step 1

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and saute until softened, about 4 minutes. Add garlic and mushrooms; cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Add potato and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer until potato is tender, about 20 minutes.

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Step 2

Add cream and mugwort, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Puree soup in batches in a blender until smooth. Return soup to pot. Add Tabasco to taste; season with salt and pepper.

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4 star values: 0
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Anonymous

07/11/2017

Seriously Martha? Mugwort tastes terrible! It was used in medieval times before the introduction of hops as a bittering agent -- and no surprise that. A relative of Wormwood, a bitter herb of -- literally -- biblical proportions. Have you really tried this soup? What on earth would you eat it with?

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04/04/2013

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04/04/2013

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