Mushrooms A La Gill Recipes

MUSHROOMS A LA GREQUE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine water, wine, olive oil, lemon juice and bouquet garni. Simmer for 10 minutes. Slice mushrooms and leave small ones whole. Add mushrooms to court bouillon and simmer 8 to 10 minutes. Strain out mushrooms and reduce cooking liquid by two-thirds or until thickened. Allow mushrooms to marinate overnight in sauce.

SAUTEED WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Brush the caps of each mushroom with a clean sponge. Remove and discard the stems. Slice the small mushrooms thickly and cut the large ones in a large dice.
• Heat the olive oil in a large (11 - inch) Dutch oven or saucepan. Add the shallots and cook over low heat for 5 minutes, or until the shallots are translucent. Add the butter, mushrooms, salt, and pepper and cook over medium heat for 8 minutes, until they are tender and begin to release their juices, stirring often. Stir in the garlic and cook for 2 more minutes. Toss in the parsley, sprinkle with salt, and serve warm.

WILD MUSHROOMS A LA RUSSE (WILD MUSHROOMS IN SOUR CREAM)

Steps:

• Prepare mushrooms and set aside.
• Heat butter in skillet and add mushrooms, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until mushrooms give up liquid. Continue cooking until liquid evaporates. Total cooking time is about 6 minutes.
• Add chives, dill, parsley and sour cream. Blend and bring barely to boil. Do not boil or sauce will curdle. Add salt and pepper and serve.

MUSHROOMS A LA GRECQUE

Steps:

• Cut a cross on the base of the tomatoes, immerse them in boiling water for 20-30 seconds, then plunge them into cold water; drain and peel the skin away from the cross and, discarding the juice the and seeds (see notes below), finely chop the tomatoes.
• Place the tomatoes, oil, wine, onion, garlic, bay leaf, thyme and basil to a non-aluminium pan, add about 1 cup of water and bring to the boil; then cover and simmer for 10 minutes; then uncover the pan, add the mushrooms and simmer for a further 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Lift out the mushroom with a slotted spoon and transfer them to a serving dish.
• Boil the cooking liquid rapidly until about 1 cup remains, remove the bay leaf, add the lemon juice and season with salt, pepper and sugar, to taste.
• Pour the liquid over the mushrooms, and leave the mushrooms to cool.
• Serve the mushrooms cold, sprinkled with the chopped parsley and the walnuts.
• Notes: Rather than wasting such juices or vegetable peelings, I add them to my container of ingredients for when I next make my Vegetable Stock Recipe #135453.

MUSHROOMS A LA GILL

Steps:

• Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• In a separate saucepan, stir together the cream of mushroom soup, milk, water and mushrooms. Bring to a simmer, and cook until mushrooms are tender. Mix with cooked macaroni, and serve.

MUSHROOMS A LA GILL

Steps:

• Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• In a separate saucepan, stir together the cream of mushroom soup, milk, water and mushrooms. Bring to a simmer, and cook until mushrooms are tender. Mix with cooked macaroni, and serve.

DELICIOUS HOT OR COLD MUSHROOMS A LA GRECQUE

Steps:

• Wash the mushrooms and set aside.
• Put the tomatoes, olive oil, vermouth or white wine, shallots, garlic, coriander seeds, bay leaf, thyme, and water in a saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Then put in the mushrooms, and simmer for 10 more minutes, uncovered.
• Remove the mushrooms and place in a serving dish.
• Boil the liquid until there is only 1 cup.
• Take out the bay leaf and thyme.
• Add the lemon juice, pinch of sugar, and a few grinds of sea salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour liquid over mushrooms; garnish with chopped parsley.
• Serve warm, or refrigerate and then serve chilled.
• *Youcan use a variety of mushrooms in place of the white mushrooms: Baby Portobellos, Crimini, Shitake.

MUSHROOMS A LA GILL

Steps:

• Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes. Drain.
• In a separate saucepan, stir together the cream of mushroom soup, milk, water and mushrooms. Bring to a simmer, and cook until mushrooms are tender. Mix with cooked macaroni, and serve.

GRILLED PORTABELLA MUSHROOM BURGERS - A LA DAVE

Steps:

• Clean mushrooms by rubbing lightly with a damp towel and remove stems (if desired).
• Combine salt, pepper, garlic powder, vinegar and 3 tablespoons oil in a small bowl and combine by whisking briskly with a basting brush.
• Heat a medium-size skillet to medium heat and coat with remaining tablespoon of oil (if desired).
• Brush both sides of the mushrooms with the oil/vinegar mixture and place stem side down in the skillet for 5 minutes.
• Brush the top side of the mushrooms with some more of the mixture and turn over.
• Grill for another 5 minutes, brushing the stem side once with the oil/vinegar mixture.
• Remove from the skillet, place on the hamburger rolls and garnish with your favorite condiments.