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      Title: SHIITKE AND PORCINI POSOLE
 Categories: Main dish, Chin/japan, Kooknet
      Yield: 4 servings
 
     20    Dried Shiitake Mushrooms;
           -stemmed, caps broken into
           -4-6 pieces
    1/2 oz Dried Porcini Mushrooms
      1 qt Hot Meat Broth; such as
           -pork, beef, chicken, duck
           -or a combination
      2 c  Cooked Hominy
           Salsa
           Salt
           Black Pepper
           Slices of Jack Cheese
 
  Combine the mushrooms and hot broth in a saucepan.
  Cover and let sit until softened, 15-20 minutes. when
  the mushrooms are soft, add the hominy and salsa to
  taste. Simmer 15-25 minutes, or until the flavors are
  melded. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve
  right away, either as is or ladled over a slab of Jack
  cheese.
  
  Per serving: 130 calories, 8 g protein, 26 g
  carbohydrate, 4 mg sodium, 4 g fiber, no fat, no
  cholesterol.
  
  Source: San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 1995 Typed by
  Katherine Smith Kook-Net: The Shadow Zone IV - Stinson
  Beach, CA
 
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