Mushroom soup with buckwheat
Mushrooms, buckwheat and sour cream come together in this Croatian side — 50 minutes, 5 steps, and the kind of result worth repeating. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 5 steps.
You'll mainly reach for saucepan. At medium difficulty across 5 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (4)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
Diet: vegetarian — no meat or fish, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: Dairy
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How to make it
- Chop the onion and garlic, slice the mushrooms and wash the buckwheat.
- Heat the oil and lightly sauté the onion.
- Add the mushrooms and the garlic and continue to sauté.
- Add the salt, vegetable seasoning, buckwheat and the bay leaf and cover with water.
- Simmer gently and just before it is completely cooked, add pepper, sour cream mixed with flour, the chopped parsley and vinegar to taste.
You'll use: Saucepan
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Ingredient substitutions
- Sour Cream
- plain Greek yogurt · crème fraîche
- White Wine
- chicken or vegetable stock + 1 tsp vinegar
What to serve with Mushroom soup with buckwheat
- Cevapi Sausages Beef
- Croatian lamb peka Beef
- Traditional Croatian Goulash Beef
- Croatian Bean Stew Beef
Tips & common questions
How long does Mushroom soup with buckwheat take to make?
About 50 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 5 steps and 10 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of sour cream?
Try plain Greek yogurt. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Mushroom soup with buckwheat vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat, fish or shellfish, so it is suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheese for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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