Creamy Mushroom, Potato, and Wild Rice Soup with Paprika and Dill | Guest Recipes | Nigella's Recipe

Creamy Mushroom, Potato, and Wild Rice Soup with Paprika and Dill | Guest Recipes | Nigella's Recipe

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This soup elevates the typical comforting bowl with smokiness from wild rice and paprika, and robust Eastern European palette with caraway, paprika, and dill.

Keywords

  • Autumnal
  • Winter
  • Comfort
  • Egg Free
  • Nut Free
  • Vegetarian
  • Guest Recipe
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Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup uncooked wild rice
  • kosher salt
  • 1 pound mixed fresh mushrooms of your choice (dry ends trimmed, thinly sliced)
  • ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1½ cups leeks (white and light-green parts only, cut crosswise into ⅛-inch/3mm-thick slices)
  • 3 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika (sweet or hot)
  • ¼ teaspoon caraway seeds (slightly crushed)
  • 1 litre chicken stock or vegetable broth (homemade or low-sodium store-bought)
  • 1 medium Yukon Gold or other medium-starch potato (peeled and cut into ¼-inch/6mm dice)
  • small handful thyme sprigs
  • Two 4 inch sprigs rosemary
  • 1 cup heavy cream or creme fraiche
  • ¼ cup fresh dill (chopped)

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