Mushrooms Romano Recipes

"FRANK'S BAKED OYSTERS" WITH MUSHROOMS, GARLIC BREAD CRUMBS, AND ROMANO CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Saute the mushrooms: Heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and the black pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until the mushrooms become soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Refrigerate the mushrooms until thoroughly chilled. Coarsely chop the mushrooms and set aside. Dry roast the anise seeds: Cook the anise seeds in a small dry skillet over medium heat just until they start to turn color and release their aroma, 2 to 3 minutes. Crush the anise seeds with a rolling pin and set aside. In a mixing bowl, add the bread crumbs, cheese, thyme, oregano, red pepper flakes, paprika, garlic, chopped mushrooms, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt, anise, and the remaining 3/4 cup olive oil. Blend well using your hands. Top each oyster on the half shell with 2 to 3 tablespoons of the bread crumb mixture. Bake oysters until piping hot, 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

MUSHROOMS ROMANO

Steps:

• Heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms, shallots, and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until the mushrooms are tender (about five minutes or so). Add 1/4 cup water and cook for another minute, still stirring.
• Add the remaining ingredients. Cook, tossing, for a couple of minutes, until the mixture is hot and the cheese has melted.

WILD MUSHROOM TURNOVERS WITH ROMANO CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Unroll puff pastry on a flat surface. Roll pastry into a 14-inch square. Using a pizza cutter or a knife, cut pastry into 12 squares.
• Top each square with mushrooms (about 1 heaping teaspoon each) and 1 teaspoon grated cheese. Wet 2 edges of each square with wet fingers and then fold over making a triangle. Press the edges together with a fork.
• Place turnovers on a large baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, until puffed up and golden brown.

ROMANO'S MACARONI GRILL SHRIMP PORTOFINO

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium high heat.
• Add the mushrooms and 2 tsp garlic and saute until almost tender,about 5-7 minute.
• Add the shrimp and saute until the shrimp is cooked, about 3 minute Do NOT overcook!
• Add the rest of the ingredients except the lemon slices and parsley.
• Heat through.
• Serve over pasta or rice, and garnish with lemon slices and parsley.

PARMESAN-GARLIC STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Wipe clean mushrooms with either a mushroom brush or a very slightly damp paper towel.
• Carefully remove stems from mushrooms and chop stems.
• Place butter and garlic into a heated skillet and let butter melt, stirring.
• Add chopped mushroom stems and saute until lightly brown.
• Add parsley,stir,and remove from heat.
• Add cheese and stir to combine.
• Add bread crumbs, stirring until mixture is crumbly.
• Lightly fill each mushroom cap with the sauteed mixture, but don't pack tightly.
• Set on a rimmed cookie sheet lined with foil and bake in a preheated oven at 350 F for about 20 minutes.

CAVATELLI WITH MUSHROOM BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add the oil and 1 tablespoon of the butter and cook until foaming. Add the onions, season with a little salt and saute about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute more. Next, add the mushrooms and some salt and pepper and cook until the mushrooms have released all their liquid, about 5 minutes more. Add the peas and cook until heated through, another 2 minutes. Keep warm.
• Meanwhile, bring a pot of water to a boil and salt generously. Cook the cavatelli pasta to al dente, 4 to 5 minutes for fresh, or according to the package instructions. Set a strainer over a large heatproof measuring cup in the sink and carefully drain the pasta, reserving 2 cups of pasta water.
• Heat a large saute pan over medium heat and add the remaining 3 tablespoons butter. When melted, add the Pecorino Romano and 1 cup pasta water, whisking vigorously. Whisk in the cream. Add the pasta and toss to coat. Season with salt and add additional pasta water if the sauce is too thick. Stir in the mushroom mixture.
• Serve immediately, garnishing with additional freshly ground black pepper and freshly grated cheese.
• Combine the 00 and semolina flours with the salt in a food processor fitted with a metal blade; pulse a couple times. Add the olive oil and 1 cup room-temperature water to the flour mixture and pulse a few more times. Mix until a shaggy mass forms, then turn out onto a clean surface. Knead vigorously until the dough is smooth, elastic and bounces back when pressed, about 10 minutes.
• Cut the dough in half and work with one piece at a time (cover the other piece with a clean, damp kitchen towel). Using a bench scraper or knife, cut a walnut-sized piece of dough and roll it into a thin rope about 1/3 inch in diameter. Using the 4 fingers of your hand (no thumb), roll the rope of dough back and forth until it is a long, slender, tube-like shape (but not enclosed like a tube). Halve the pieces of pasta. Set aside on a clean towel sprinkled with semolina flour. Repeat with the remaining dough. Rest the pasta for 30 minutes.
• To cook, generously salt a large pot of boiling water. Add the cavatelli and cook until al dente, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain and use with your sauce recipe of choice.