Italian Inspired Stew With Mushrooms Recipes

MOM'S MUSHROOM STEW UPSTATE NEW YORK STYLE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large sauce, pot adds 1/4 cup oil.
• Brown the meat.
• Lower heat, add the garlic, onion, celery, cook until soft around 3 minutes.
• Do not brown garlic.
• Add everything else.
• Simmer on low for at least 2 1/2 hours or until meat falls apart.
• Add more wine or water is getting too thick.
• Serve over Hard crusted Italian bread.
• Aunt Mary's Recipe:
• 3 lbs hot sausage
• 2 medium onions cubed
• 3 bell peppers chopped
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley
• 2 pounds fresh mushrooms
• 3- 28-ounce cans crushed tomatoes
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 3 teaspoons black pepper
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• In a large saucepan fry onion, peppers, garlic in olive oil until soft and clear.
• Add the sausage, cook till completely browned.
• Add mushrooms, tomatoes, seasonings to taste and parsley. Simmer on low for 3 hours.
• It can also be done in a crockpot.
• Serve over rigatoni, ziti with lots of Romano cheese or over bread.

MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• In large soup pot, combine mushrooms, tomatoes, onion, garlic, red pepper, broth, and tomato sauce.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, loosely covered, for 20 minutes.
• Turn heat to high, uncover and cook until sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Season with salt& pepper.
• In another pan, cook pasta until tender.
• Drain pasta and add to stew along with beans.
• Mix gently and serve hot.
• For Vegetarian use vegetable stock.

UTICA MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• Heat a large stock pot over medium heat. Add 1 T olive oil.
• Brown the cubed pork and sliced sausage in the oil. Stir until no longer pink. Remove the browned meat and set aside for a few minutes.
• In the same pot add the garlic, onion and celery. Saute for 5 minutes until the vegetables just start to soften.
• Add the water to the stock pot and stir to deglaze. Make sure no bits of meat or vegetables are stuck on the bottom of the pot.
• Return the meat to the pan, along with the basil, oregano, bay leaf, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Add the two cans of tomato sauce to the pot and stir well. Bring to a boil.
• Once the pot has reached a boil add the green peppers and stir well.
• Bring back to a boil. Once the stew has reached a boil again add the mushrooms and stir well. Cover, reduce the heat, and simmer for 1-2 hours. Check the pot every half hour, stir, and make sure the stew is not sticking to the bottom. If it is too thick add another 1/2 cup of water. The stew should have a soupy consistency.
• Serve over sliced Italian bread or pasta. Top with more basil and Parmesan cheese if desired.

ITALIAN-INSPIRED STEW WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in a skillet over medium-high heat; stir in beef. Cook and stir until browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes, then remove to a plate.
• Add mushrooms to the skillet and saute until soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove mushrooms to a plate.
• Add onion and garlic to the skillet; saute until onion is beginning to turn translucent, about 3 minutes. Add tomatoes, parsley, oregano, salt, and pepper; simmer for 5 to 10 minutes. Add wine, 1/2 cup broth, and Parmesan cheese; simmer for 5 more minutes.
• Stir in reserved beef and mushrooms. Cover and cook until beef is tender, about 1 hour, adding more broth if needed.

ITALIAN BEEF WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, saute mushrooms in butter for 3 minutes. Add green onions and garlic; saute 2 minutes longer. Stir in the spaghetti sauce, water, wine or broth, basil, thyme, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 35 minutes. Stir in beef. Cover and simmer 10 minutes longer or until meat is heated through. Serve over noodles.

HOMEMADE ITALIAN STEW

Steps:

• In a large nonstick saucepan coated with cooking spray, cook the sausage, onion, green pepper and garlic until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, mushrooms, water, broth and wine or additional broth. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Add pasta; heat through. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon cheese.

SLOW-COOKER ITALIAN-STYLE BEEF STEW

Steps:

• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In 12-inch nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium-high heat until crisp. Place bacon in slow cooker. Reserve 1 tablespoon drippings in skillet. Cook beef in bacon drippings 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown. Add onion. Cook 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Spoon mixture into slow cooker.
• Add carrots, wine, broth, flour, basil, thyme, salt, pepper and diced tomatoes to slow cooker; stir.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
• Stir in mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes. Cover; cook 20 to 30 minutes longer or until tomatoes are tender. Sprinkle with parsley.

FRENCH-STYLE MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• Combine all four mushroom types in a large bowl with onions; toss gently to mix.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a very large pot over medium-high heat. Cover the bottom of the pot with one layer of the mushroom-onion mixture. Cook, without moving them around too much, until they begin to brown and caramelize on one side, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir and cook another 3 to 5 minutes to brown the other side. Transfer to a large bowl using a slotted spoon. Add 2 tablespoons oil to the pot, and repeat with another batch. Continue until all mushrooms and onions are cooked.
• Season mushroom-onion mixture with salt and pepper.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and 1 tablespoon oil to the pot. Add leek and carrots and saute until leeks turn a light golden color and start to soften, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in tomato paste; cook for 1 minute. Add flour; cook and stir for 1 more minute.
• Add wine, vegetable broth, tamari, cayenne, thyme, and bay leaves, and scrape up the brown bits at the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Carefully add the mushroom-onion mixture. Bring to a simmer.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer, partly covered, until carrots and onions are tender and sauce has thickened, 30 to 40 minutes.