Mashed Potatoes With Crimini Mushrooms Recipes

MASHED POTATOES WITH CRIMINI MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Cook potatoes in large pot of boiling salted water until tender, about 25 minutes. Drain potatoes. Return to same pot. Stir over medium heat until excess moisture evaporates, about 1 minute; remove from heat. Add 5 tablespoons butter to potatoes; mash well. Add 2/3 cup milk and mix, adding more milk by tablespoonfuls to reach desired consistency. Season potatoes to taste with salt and pepper.
• Melt 3 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of mushrooms; sauté until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add remaining mushrooms and shallots. Sauté until juices evaporate and mushrooms brown, about 12 minutes; season with salt and pepper. (Potatoes and mushrooms can be prepared 2 hours ahead. Let stand separately at room temperature. Rewarm separately over medium heat before continuing.)
• Mix 2/3 of mushrooms into potatoes. Mound in bowl. Top with remaining mushrooms; sprinkle with chives.

ROASTED POTATOES WITH CRIMINI AND PORCINI MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Spray large rimmed baking sheet with nonstick spray. Combine potatoes and 2 tablespoons oil in large bowl; toss to coat. Transfer potatoes to prepared sheet. Roast until tender and brown, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add crimini mushrooms; sauté until brown and tender, about 12 minutes. (Potatoes and mushrooms can be made 2 hours ahead. Let stand separately at room temperature.)
• Add potatoes and remaining 1 tablespoon oil to skillet with mushrooms. Sauté over medium-high heat until potatoes are crisp and heated through, about 6 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with porcini mushroom powder; toss to coat. Transfer to bowl, sprinkle with parsley, and serve.
• *Dried porcini mushrooms are available at Italian markets, specialty foods stores, and many supermarkets.

CRIMINI-SHINGLED MAHI MAHI WITH GARLIC MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• TO ROAST TOMATOES:.
• Cut a cross into the top of tomatoes and blanch in boiling water for 5 seconds.
• Drop into ice water to stop cooking.
• Peel, quarter and seed tomatoes.
• In a saucepan, combine olive oil, fresh herbs, garlic cloves and tomatoes.
• Cover and slowly roast in a preheated oven at 200F for about 1 hour or until tender.
• Remove from oven; discard herbs.
• Reserve in separate bowls the garlic cloves, tomato petals and olive oil.
• TO MAKE MASHED POTATOES:.
• Boil peeled potatoes until fork tender in salted water.
• Strain and puree in a food mill or use mixer to whip.
• In the meantime, heat heavy cream and add 2 tbs. olive oil from the roasted tomatoes.
• With a fork, mash the roasted garlic (from above) and add potatoes and garlic into the hot cream.
• Stir with a wooden spoon until well incorporated.
• Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• TO COOK FISH:.
• Use very firm crimini mushrooms or button mushrooms only.
• Cut off stems; slice mushrooms as thinly as possible.
• Shingle slice mushrooms atop the fillet.
• Season with salt and pepper just before searing the fish.
• In a sauté pan, add olive oil and sear fish fillet with the mushroom side down for 2 to 3 minutes or until mushrooms are golden.
• Turn fish and finish cooking in preheated oven at 375 for about 5 to 7 minutes depending on thickness of fish.
• Serve fish atop bed of garlic mashed potatoes, with roasted tomato petals around plate.