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| Main ingredients | Shiitake mushrooms, Button mushrooms, Carrot, Onion, Celery, Black peppercorns, Bay leaf, Olive oil, Garlic, Spring onions with greens | 
| Cuisine | Fusion | 
| Course | Soup | 
| Prep time | 10-15 minutes | 
| Cook time | 20-25 minutes | 
| Serve | 4 | 
| Taste | Savoury | 
| Level of cooking | Easy | 
| Others | Vegetarian | 
Ingredients
- 3 dried shitake mushrooms
 - 8-10 button mushrooms, sliced
 - 1 medium carrot, peeled and cut into ½ cm pieces
 - ½ medium onion, quartered
 - 1 inch celery, cut into ½ cm pieces
 - 10-12 black peppercorns
 - 1 bay leaf
 - 2 teaspoons olive oil
 - 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
 - 2-3 spring onion bulbs, chopped
 - Salt to taste
 - Crushed black peppercorns to taste + for garnish
 - 2-3 tablespoons chopped spring onion greens + for garnish
 
Method
- Heat a deep non-stick pan, add shitake mushrooms, carrot, onion, celery, 2 cups water, 3-4 button mushrooms, black peppercorns and bay leaf, and let the mixture to come to a boil. Reduce heat and cook for 15 minutes.
 - Strain the mixture through a fine strainer. Chop the shitake mushrooms.
 - Heat olive oil in a non-stick wok, add garlic, mix and sauté till golden brown.
 - Add spring onion bulbs, mix and sauté for 1 minute. Add chopped shitake mushrooms, remaining button mushrooms, salt, black peppercorns and sauté for 1 minute.
 - Add the prepared stock. Adjust seasonings and mix well.
 - Once the mixture comes to a boil, add spring onion greens and mix well.
 - Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with spring onion greens and crushed black peppercorns and serve hot.
 
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