The Pantry Ingredient That Packs Vegetable Broth With Umami Flavor - Tasting Table

Using dried mushrooms in soup and broth is a straightforward process. There are two main methods. You can either add them directly to your vegetable broth or soup recipe or make a rich mushroom broth to use in conjunction with the vegetable broth or stock. You can just pick your favorite mushroom variety or make a blend of different dried mushrooms for more umami complexity.

If you choose to throw them in a pot of broth or soup like you would a cinnamon stick or rosemary sprig, make sure you wash them thoroughly first to remove any dirt debris. Once they've simmered with the broth and other ingredients, you remove them before serving. Another option is to add dried mushrooms to a seasoning sachet before placing it in simmering soup. This makes them easy to remove and catches any dirt debris that would otherwise drift into the broth during infusion.

Another excellent option is to make a pure mushroom broth by pouring boiling water over dried mushrooms to sit for around 15 minutes. Because dried mushrooms have such a concentrated umami flavor, you can make a rich mushroom broth with just one dried mushroom. The final step to making broth this way is to strain the liquid through cheesecloth to remove any dirt. You can then add your mushroom broth to vegetable broth at a ratio of one cup mushroom broth to four cups of vegetable broth.

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