Mushrooms!

[callistra]

My brother has brought over a huge pile of fresh mushrooms from his little mushroom boxes. There's white and portobello ones.[Poll #1183889]

Comments

Mushroom stroganoff?

[cricketk.livejournal.com]

A heap of windfall mushrooms?

I'd make a mushroom stroganoff. It works best when you have a variety of mushrooms - if you had some field mushies as well, it would be entirely awesomecakes.

[kaelajael.livejournal.com]

Soup!

or Stronganoff.

I bought a heap today to make some soup, which I haven't done in simply ages...

[babalon-93.livejournal.com]

I'll have one of everything thanks :)

[stephbg.livejournal.com]

I also vote soup.

[sirtwist.livejournal.com]

I suggest a mushroom based stew. With lots of veggies and herbs. Mmm.

[callistra.livejournal.com]

I don't actually have a recipe for such a stew.
(We had the risotto in the end but I am thinking stroganoff for tomorrow night!)

[sirtwist.livejournal.com]

Ingredients
Mushrooms (lots, cut into bite-size chunks... or left whole they can be really juicy)
Two carrots (peeled & cut into 1cm slices)
Corn (small cobbettes or a tin of kernels)
3 potatoes (peeled & quartered)
4 sticks of celery (cut into 1cm slices)
2 leeks (white portion only, finely sliced)
1 small onion (finely chopped)
2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
fresh and dried herbs and spices of your choice (I like basil, oregano, rosemary and pepper)
1/2 cup wine
1-2 tins of crushed tomatoes

Method
In a large saucepan, heat some oil.
Sautee the leeks, onion and garlic until fragrant and season with salt and pepper.
Add the mushrooms, carrot and celery and continue to sautee for 2-3 minutes.
Add the wine, bring to the boil then reduce heat and allow to reduce to 2/3 volume.
Add the potatoes, corn and tinned tomatoes.
Allow to simmer for at least an hour, stirring occasionally and adding stock (chicken or vegetable) if you need more liquid.

Serve with rice, garlic mash, or large hunks of bread.

(adapted from my beef stew dish... i might have to make it next week).