D i c k Clark’s Famous Mushroom Soup
Ingredients:
1 lb. fresh mushrooms
1 large onion
3 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. olive oil
3 cloves garlic (chopped)
3/4 cup tomato paste
5 cup. chicken stock
1 tsp. marjoram
salt and pepper
1 tsp. lemon juice
3 tbsp. red wine (Madeira)
Using a food processor fitted with a steel blade, mince onion. Saute the onion and cloves of garlic in a heavy saucepan in 1 tbsp. butter and 1 tbsp. olive oil until just beginning to brown.
Separate mushroom stems from caps. Mince the stems and 1 cup of mushroom caps in the food processor. Add to onions. Fit food processor with slicing disk. Carefully place mushrooms in feed tube and gently push through to obtain even slices. Add to onion mixture with 2 tbsp. butter and saute about 5 minutes. Add tomato puree and chicken stock, mixing well. Add seasonings, lemon juice and wine. Simmer 10 minutes. Taste for final seasoning.
Source: KNBC TV 4, Los Angeles, Apr 2005