Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated January/February 2013, America's Test Kitchen TV

Main Courses
Rice
Vegetables
Gluten Free
Vegetarian
Soups
    

For a rich, earthy, nutty-tasting wild rice and mushroom soup, we had to figure out how to make its signature ingredients do more than just add bulk.

SERVES6 to 8

TIME2¼ hours, plus 20 minutes resting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We kept the focus on the wild rice and mushrooms by selecting ingredients that amplified the nutty, earthy, umami-rich flavor profile we were after. Simmering the wild rice with baking soda decreased the cook time and brought out more robus...

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