Prep Time: 20 mins. | Cook Time: 20 mins. | Serves: 6
Tip: As is, this makes a lovely side dish. If you are going to serve it as a main, as the author intended, you might find it needs more protein. I added 1 cup grated aged wine cheddar to the mushroom mix just before filling. It made a delicious and hearty meal.
Ingredients
6 burger-sized portabella mushroom caps (3½ ounces each)
1¼ pounds brown mushrooms
Olive oil for cooking
Grated zest of 1 organic lemon
Fine sea salt
2 small red onions (4¼ ounces each) minced
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
10 ounces plums, pitted and chopped
2/3 cup hazelnuts, toasted and roughly chopped
1 cup fresh chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves
Freshly ground pepper
Method
1. Brush all the mushrooms gently with a damp towel to remove any trace of dirt; trim their stems as needed. Arrange the portobello mushroom caps, gill-side up, on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with lemon zest and a little salt.
2. Cut the brown mushrooms into ½-inch dice.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, and ½ teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often to avoid colouring, until softened, about 4 minutes. Add the diced mushrooms and ½ teaspoon salt, stir, and cook for 5 minutes Add the chopped plums and cook until the mushrooms are cooked through and the plums are very soft, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the hazelnuts and half the parsley (The filling can be made several hours ahead. Refrigerate in an airtight container.)
4. Preheat the oven to 400°F.
5. Divide the filling among the portobello caps and bake until heated through and slightly browned, about 20 minutes.
6. Sprinkle the remaining parsley and some black pepper over the mushrooms and serve.
Prep Time: 20 mins. | Cook Time: 55 mins.
Ingredients
6 small potato nuggets (not baby potatoes)
12 white BC mushrooms (small)
8oz cream cheese, softened
4 tbsp blue cheese, crumbled
3 tbsp pecans, toasted and chopped small
1 tbsp green onion, finely chopped
½ tsp basil, dried
salt and pepper to taste
sprinkle of fresh parsley, chopped
Method
1. Place potatoes in a steamer and steam 40-45 minutes or until soft. Set aside and let cool. Once cooled slice in half and carefully scoop out the insides of the potato leaving the outsides walls sturdy and intact. Set aside potato pulp.
2. Preheat oven to 350F.
3. Remove stems from mushrooms and reserve for another use. Set aside caps.
4. In a bowl beat together cream cheese, blue cheese, pecans, green onion, basil, a pinch of salt and pepper and 2 tbsp potato pulp, until blended.
5. Stuff mushroom caps with cheese mixture, mounding slightly. Fit stuffed mushrooms carefully inside cooled potato halves. I even placed a small dab of the cream cheese filling on the inside bottom of the potato half to help the mushroom stick and stay in place. Place stuffed potatoes on a parchment lined baking pan and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
6. Bake in oven for 10 minutes or until cheese bubbles & browns a little. Sprinkle with parsley and even some cooked crumbled bacon. Serve immediately.
7. Do not freeze.
Prep Time: 1 hr. | Cook Time: 10 mins.
Ingredients
1 lb of stir fry strip sirloin steak(cut into strips)
1/4 cup Marsala wine or any sweet wine
1 tbsp. fresh rosemary, chopped
1 tsp red pepper chili flakes
sea salt & black pepper to taste
4 spears asparagus, washed, ends snapped off & cut into 1/3’s
12 small cremini or button mushrooms, washed
1 tsp thyme
12″ x 12″ tomato focaccia pizza(or your fave flavor)
2-4 tbsp. EVOO
bamboo skewers for presentation
1 tub kale or spinach dip
Method
Marinade:
1. In a food safe bowl combine the first 5 ingredients. Toss to coat well with your hands. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hrs. or overnight if you have the time.
2. Bring to room temp. 1 hr. before cooking.
Prep:
1. In a large preheated skillet sauté whole mushrooms, thyme and asparagus in 1 tbsp. EVOO.
Season with salt & pepper, on med. high heat for 1-2 minutes, just until slightly caramelized.
Set aside in a bowl. They will continue to cook as they cool.
2. In the same skillet, without wiping clean, add 2 tbsp. EVOO and with tongs lift the meat from the marinade and place each steak slice flat into the pan. Sear on high, just until browned on both sides. Do not over crowd the pan. Work in batches.
4. Allow the slices to rest off the heat. Cut in half or thirds, depending on length.
* Do not over cook steak, it will toughen.
Assembly:
1. Cut focaccia into 3″ squares. Place on platter decoratively.
2. Spread approx. 1 tbsp dip on each square. Set aside.
3. Skewer an asparagus piece then one end of the steak, leaving the long end hanging. Pierce a mushroom then wrap the steak around piercing the other side of the strip.
4. If there is extra cut the hanging steak and continue until all pieces are skewered.
Leave some space on the bottom of the skewer and pierce through the focaccia.
Prep Time: 30 mins. | Cook Time: 2 hrs. 20 mins.
Ingredients
1.5 pounds bottom round beef, trimmed and cut into small chunks
4 tablespoons all purpose flour, divided
2 carrots, peeled and roughly cut
1 large onion, chopped coarsely
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 punnet of button or crimini mushrooms
12 ounces brown or red ale beer
2 teaspoons liquid beef bouillon or 2 beef bouillon cubes
½ cup boiling water
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3-4 whole sprigs of fresh thyme
Several pieces of whole fresh parsley, stems included
1 large bay leaf
Salt and pepper, to taste
For pastry:
1 box of ready-made frozen puff pastry, thawed
Method
1. In a frying pan over medium-high heat, sweat onions and garlic until transparent. Add in mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
2. Place a large stewing pot on the stove over medium-high heat. Toss the beef in 2 tablespoons flour and season with salt and pepper. Once the stew pot is hot, add a teaspoon of vegetable oil to coat the bottom surface. Add in beef, but only enough so there is room for each piece to properly sear. Shake the pot occasionally and the cubes will come undone as they finish searing. Do not force it as it will tear the meat. Continue to sear remaining pieces of beef. Once completed, remove meat from pot and reduce heat.
3. In a heat safe container, pour in liquid bouillon and remaining 2 tablespoons flour. Stir. Mix in boiling water and stir until incorporated and dissolved.
4. In the same pot as you seared beef, add in both liquid bouillon mixture and Worcestershire sauce. Skim the bottom of pan with a wooden spoon to deglaze and get all that goodness up that was left over from seared meat.
5. Toss the meat back into stewing pot along with sweated vegetables. Pour in ale. Give a good stir and add in fresh herbs, submerging them. Remove from heat, cover pot with a lid and place in oven at 325°F for 90 minutes.
6. Remove from oven, allow to rest and completely cool. Remove thyme sprigs, parsley, and bay leaf and discard. Refrigerate ‘stew’ overnight for best results. This can certainly be made and eaten the same day, but the flavours will not be as concentrated as they will be the next day. It’s worth the wait. I promise.
7. Once ready to bake, transfer stew mixture into a casserole dish or individual ramekins for single serve. Carefully place thawed puff pastry over top, leaving an inch hang over. Press and seal the pastry to the side of the dish. Apply egg wash if you so desire for shine.
8. Bake in the oven at 375ºF for 40-45 minutes or until puff pastry is golden brown and filling is warmed through.
9. Remove from oven and allow to rest before cutting.
Prep Time: 10 mins. | Cook Time: 35 mins.
Ingredients
1 package sliced mushrooms, finely diced
1 small onion, diced
1/2 lb. ground chicken
Sprinkle of Italian seasoning
1 jar (24oz) of three cheese pasta sauce
Dash of nutmeg (optional)
Dash of cinnamon (optional)
1 package (700g) fresh spinach and cheese ravioli
Parmesan cheese (optional)
Method
1. Finely dice one package of mushrooms and one small onion. In a large skillet over medium high heat, saute mushrooms until moisture has evaporated and mushrooms start to brown, about 3-4 minutes. Add onions and continue to cook just until onions start to turn translucent.
2. Add chicken and Italian seasoning to skillet and continue to cook until chicken is no longer pink. Be sure to break up any large pieces as the chicken cooks.
3. Lowering heat to low, add jar of pasta sauce, nutmeg and cinnamon, and allow to simmer.
4. Meanwhile in a large pot, cook package of ravioli as per package directions. Drain. Return to pot and pour in pasta sauce. Stir gently until ravioli is coated. Serve hot with fresh grated Parmesan cheese.
Prep Time: 15 mins. | Cook Time: 30 mins. | Serves: 4
Ingredients
Polenta:
4 cups (1L) water
2 cups (500 mL) chopped spinach
1 cup (250 mL) polenta
1 tbsp (15 mL) butter
¼ cup (60 mL) grated Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper
Mushrooms:
1 tbsp (15 mL) olive oil
1 lb (500 g) fresh mixed mushrooms (portabella, shiitake, oyster), coarsely chopped
1 large leek (white and light-green parts only), halved lengthwise, rinse and thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp (15 mL) butter
1/2 tbsp (15 mL) white wine vinegar
Poached Eggs:
4 large eggs
Water for poaching
1 tbsp (7 mL) white vinegar
Optional Garnishes:
Fresh chopped chives
Salt and pepper, to taste
Parmesan cheese
Method
Polenta:
1. In a large pot, over medium-high heat, bring water to a boil. Stir in chopped spinach. Slowly add polenta while whisking constantly. Continue to whisk until polenta is smooth, 5-6 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cook polenta 25-30 minutes. Whisk often. Remove from heat and add butter, Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Set aside.
Mushrooms:
2. In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high. Add mushrooms and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Add leek and cook until softened, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and butter, heat until butter is melted. Add white wine vinegar and stir until the liquid evaporates, about 2-3 minutes. Set mushrooms aside.
Poached Egg:
3. In a large saucepan, bring 3 inches of water and a splash of white vinegar to a simmer over medium-low heat. Crack 1 egg into a small bowl. Gently stir the water in a circle, and then gently slip egg into water. Poach about 3-4 minutes, then remove egg with a slotted spoon and pat dry. Repeat with remaining eggs.
Assembly:
4. To assemble, spoon polenta into bowl, top with mushroom & leek mixture, and then poached egg. Add optional garnishes.
Prep Time: 15 mins. | Cook Time: 10 mins.
Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil
1 cup of freshly cooked pasta, your choice which kind
1/8 of a brick of firm tofu, cut into 1/2″ squares (about 10 pieces)
1 cup de-stemmed shiitake mushrooms, chopped
3 tbsp cornstarch
3 tbsp soy sauce
A little Sriracha hot sauce
Some toasted nuts and a handful of spinach
Spicy Peanut Sauce
2 tbsp peanut butter
2 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
1/2 tbsp soy sauce
Sriracha hot sauce (as much as you can handle, I just use a dot!)
Method
1. Bring small frying pan to medium heat. Add olive oil.
2. Combine soy sauce with a little tiny bit of Sriracha hot sauce. Gently toss tofu in mixture.
3. Coat tofu in a shallow bowl with cornstarch.
4. Add to hot pan and saute on all sides. The tofu will develop a delicious crust.
5. When tofu is mostly brown, add the shiitake mushrooms for at least five minutes.
6. In serving bowl, combine ingredients for peanut sauce. Whisk together. Will take a while but it will come together.
7. Add in tofu, mushrooms, spinach, nuts and pasta.
8. Stir to combine until everything is nicely coated.
If you prefer to have your spinach cooked, add one minute before the tofu and mushrooms are done to help wilt. To be able to absorb the iron from the spinach, make sure to have with either juice or a smoothie high in vitamin C.
Prep Time: 40 mins. | Cook Time: 15 mins. | Makes: 4 sandwiches.
Ingredients
Mushrooms
4 large portobello mushroom caps, wiped clean
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp kosher salt and a few grinds black pepper
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup panko
2 tbls sesame seeds
scallion mayo
3 scallions
1/4 cup mayonnaise
Gochujang sauce
4 garlic cloves. grated
1” piece of ginger, grated
1/4 cup *gochujang
2 tbls dark soy sauce
1 tbls rice wine vinegar
3 tbls *brown rice syrup (or corn syrup)
2 tbls ketchup
1 tbls sesame oil
cucumber/daikon pickle
1/2 english cucumber, very thinly sliced
about a 3” length of daikon radish, very thinly sliced (you can sub in regular radish, until you have about 1/4 cup)
4 tbls sugar
1 tbls salt
1/2 cup white vinegar
For sandwiches: 4 crusty Portugese or Calabrese buns, *kimchi (optional)
Method
1. You can make the gochujang sauce, mayo and pickle ahead of time but don’t make the veggie pickle too far in advance or you lose the crunch – 1 hour at most.
2. To make the pickle, heat the vinegar until warm in a pot or in the microwave and stir in the sugar and salt and keep stirring until dissolved completely and set aside to cool. Put the daikon and cucumber in a shallow dish and cover with the vinegar, and let it sit, stirring from time to time, until you need them for the sandwiches.
3. To make the mayo, chop the scallions and put them, with the mayo, in a food processor and whiz till smooth. Set aside.
4. Mix all of the ingredients for the gochujang sauce together in a food processor or blender and whiz until well mixed. Set aside.
5. Make your dredge station: 1 shallow bowl with flour, salt and pepper, 1 shallow bowl with egg and then the third shallow bowl with panko and sesame seeds.
6. Roll each mushroom cap in the flour until completely coated, give it a shake and then coat it in the egg. Let the excess drip off before putting it in the bowl of panko, turning it around in the crumbs until it’s completely covered and remove to a rack set over a baking sheet. Repeat until all four are breaded.
7. Meanwhile, you are heating a deep pan or a pot with 3” of vegetable oil over med high heat until it reaches about 350-370F. To test, you can put a couple of panko crumbs in the oil and it should start sizzling right away and turn brown immediately. Carefully lower a mushroom cap into the oil and deep fry for 3-4 minutes, until really golden brown, turning occasionally. How many you cook at once will depend on the size of the pan – don’t crowd them.
8. When they are done, remove them back to the baking rack to drain.
9. Now, cut all of your crusty buns in half , butter them and toast them, either under the broiler or on a grill pan.
10. Heat the gochujang sauce for about 45 seconds in the microwave to soften it up. If you really like spicy food, carefully toss each mushroom cap in some sauce until coated. Otherwise, you will just drizzle some sauce on the mushroom when you construct the sandwich.
11. Smear some scallion mayo on the bottom bun and put the mushroom cap on top (if you didn’t coat in sauce, drizzle the gochujang on top).
12. Add a layer of pickled cucumber and daikon.
13. Spread a spoonful of kimchee on the very top.
14. Top with the cap of the bun and dig in.
*brown rice syrup, gochujang and kimchi can all be found at any Korean or Japanese grocery store or online
Prep Time: 1 hr. | Cook Time: 20 mins.
Ingredients
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp honey
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp hot red pepper flakes
1/2 lb. thinly sliced veal
4 cups sodium reduced beef broth
1 tbsp garlic, ginger & chili (in a jar)
400 g Udon noodles
4 green onions chopped, divided
1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots, divided
1/2 cup bean sprouts, divided
8 oz. crimini mushrooms, sliced
4 hardboiled eggs
Method
1. In a small bowl mix oyster sauce, honey, soy sauce, and pepper flakes. Place veal in ziploc baggy and pour over marinade. Marinate for at least 1 hour in the fridge.
2. In a large pot, simmer beef broth with garlic, ginger and chili. Add in udon noodles, half of the chopped green onions, half of the carrots and half of the bean sprouts.
3. In a frying pan, cook marinated veal over medium-low heat for 4-5 minutes. Remove from pan and transfer to pot of broth.
4. Using the same pan, deglaze with a splash of water and add mushrooms. Cook until mushrooms release most of their moisture, 4-5 minutes. Remove from pan and transfer to pot of broth.
5. Let pot simmer for 5-10 minutes, allowing for all the flavours to come together.
6. When ready to serve, ladle into bowls, top with raw sliced carrots, bean sprouts and hardboiled egg. Makes 4 large servings.
Prep Time: 6 mins. | Cook Time: 15 mins. | Serves: 8
Ingredients
1 pound of white button mushrooms
2 dry-cured chorizo sausages
2 cups pearl onions or small shallots
Black Pepper
Fresh parsley or oregano for garnish
Method
1. Start by peeling the pearl onions or shallots – they’re quite small and a little finicky, so the easiest way to peel the skins is to drop them into boiling water for one minute, then into a bowl of ice water for one minute, snip off the tops and bottoms, then the skins slide easily off with your fingers.
2. Slice the chorizo into 1 cm thick medallions. Clean the mushrooms and cut the stems off to the bottom edge of each mushroom’s cap.
3. Heat a large frying pan on medium, add the chorizo, spreading out the pieces evenly in the pan. Add the pearl onions. Sauté the chorizo, gently swirling the pan occasionally to turn the onions without moving the sausage. Once the edges of the chorizo begin to brown, flip over and brown the opposite side, then remove from the pan and set aside. Leave the chorizo oil and pearl onions in the pan.
4. Add the mushrooms, cap-side down, spreading out in the pan between the onions. Sauté for approximately 5 minutes until the mushrooms are browned and beginning to caramelize, then flip over and cook the stem side, still occasionally swirling the pan to turn the onions without moving the mushrooms. Add the chorizo back in, toss to combine all ingredients, then remove from the heat.
5. Plate tapas-style on a wood board or platter with toothpicks for snacking, or spear mushrooms, onions and sausage onto individual serving sticks. Top with cracked black pepper and fresh chopped parsley or oregano, and serve warm.
Prep Time: 20 mins. | Cook Time: 30 mins.
Ingredients
1 medium sized spaghetti squash
1 shockingly large portabella mushroom (or 5-6 medium crimini)
1 egg
1/4 cup breadcrumbs
1 tsp herbs de provence
1 tbsp feta cheese
sprinkle of pepper
1/2 cup spaghetti sauce (your choice)
Method
1. Cut spaghetti squash in half (without cutting your finger tips off). Place cut side down on a baking tray, and bake in the oven on 425C for approx 20 minutes, or until softened enough to scrape out easily.
2. Meanwhile, finely chop mushroom in a food processor. Combine chopped mushrooms with egg, breadcrumbs, herbs, cheese and pepper. If mixture feels too dry, keep mixing it with your hands as the moisture will be released from the mushrooms.
3. Form mixture into palm-sized balls. Place on a greased baking dish, and bake in 425C oven for approx. 10 minutes or until outside is slightly crispy.
4. Scrape spaghetti squash into bowl. Top with desired amount of spaghetti sauce & mushroom balls. Top with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese if desired.
Prep Time: 15 mins. | Cook Time: 1 hr. | Serves: 6
Ingredients
12 oz (375 g) fresh crimini Mushrooms
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
1 tbsp (15 mL) olive oil
12 oz (375 g) lean ground beef
2 tbsp (30 mL) Worcestershire sauce
1 pkt (5 g) Mushrooms Seasoning Blend
1 1/2 tsp (7 mL) salt
1/2 cup (125 mL) red wine
1 can (156 mL) tomato paste
1 bottle (720 mL) strained tomato purée
1 lb (500 g) spaghetti, cooked and drained
1/2 cup (125 mL) torn fresh basil leaves
Parmesan cheese
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
1 tbsp (15 mL) olive oil
12 oz (375 g) lean ground beef
2 tbsp (30 mL) Worcestershire sauce
1 pkt (5 g) Mushrooms Seasoning Blend
1 1/2 tsp (7 mL) salt
1/2 cup (125 mL) red wine
1 can (156 mL) tomato paste
1 bottle (720 mL) strained tomato purée
1 lb (500 g) spaghetti, cooked and drained
1/2 cup (125 mL) torn fresh basil leaves
Parmesan cheese
Method
1. Place the mushrooms, onion and garlic in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade. Pulse until finely chopped. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or large saucepan set over medium heat. Crumble in the ground beef. Cook for 5 minutes or until browned. Add the mushroom mixture, Worcestershire sauce, seasoning blend and salt. Cook for 5 minutes or until tender.
2. Stir in the wine; simmer for 1 minute. Add the tomato paste. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes or until dark red. Stir in the tomato puree. Simmer for 45 minutes or until thickened. Toss the spaghetti with the sauce and basil. Serve with Parmesan cheese.Tip: Freeze any leftover sauce in a tight container for up to 1 month.
2. Stir in the wine; simmer for 1 minute. Add the tomato paste. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes or until dark red. Stir in the tomato puree. Simmer for 45 minutes or until thickened. Toss the spaghetti with the sauce and basil. Serve with Parmesan cheese.Tip: Freeze any leftover sauce in a tight container for up to 1 month.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving:
Calories 453
Sodium 571mg
Protein 25g
Fat 8g
Carbohydrates 66g
Dietary Fibre 8
]]>Calories 453
Sodium 571mg
Protein 25g
Fat 8g
Carbohydrates 66g
Dietary Fibre 8