Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | "Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup"

For use in recipes that call for condensed cream of mushroom soup. I just posted this on the IBS Diet board but thought I'd post it here too in case anyone was interested!

***Warning - I have not yet tried this recipe - and it is one that I've made up myself - but considering what I know about cooking, and from what I've read about regular cream soup recipes, I don't really see why this wouldn't work!

1/2 cup fresh mushrooms, finely chopped
1/3 cup soy milk or other "milk" of choice
1/2 cup of vegetable broth (I find vegetable more flavourful than chicken broth, but you can use chicken broth if you like)
1/4 tsp dried basil
1 tbs dry white cooking wine (the alcohol will cook out)- optional
2 tbs cornstarch

Spray a non-stick frying pan with cooking spray, and saute mushrooms until tender. Put aside. Combine the soy milk, broth, the basil, and the wine in a saucepan and heat until just beginning to simmer. Slowly whisk cornstarch into the hot "cream" mixture. Continue cooking until it has thickened. Remove from heat, and stir in mushrooms. From my experience with cornstarch vs. flour gravies, the cornstarch should give it a nice gelatanous texture as it cools - and hopefully will be very similar to the canned condensed cream of mushroom soup!

This should equal about one can of soup.

Let me know if anyone tries it! I'll be making myself on New Year's day but wouldn't mind an honest review before then.

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IBS-A since age 12, and fructose sensitive; with the exception of my pregnancy, have been following Heather's diet since Nov. 19, 2007.
Taking 12g of Acacia per day. Relatively stable since March 2008!

Edited by Erilyn (02/20/08 09:35 AM)

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