Portabella Mushroom Bisque Recipes

VEGETABLE NAPOLEON WITH GRILLED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOM AND TOMATO BASIL BISQUE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over low heat. Add onion, celery, and bell pepper and saute until they begin to soften. While they are cooking, cut fresh tomatoes in half, squeeze out seeds. Stir the fresh tomatoes into the skillet along with tomato paste and diced canned tomatoes. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and simmer partially covered to integrate flavors, about 5 minutes. Add stock and cook for another 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Season portobello mushrooms with salt and pepper and brush with olive oil. Place on baking sheet in oven for 10 minutes.
• Remove pan of tomato mixture from heat, stir in cream and season with salt and pepper, to taste. While the mushrooms are in the oven, puree sauce in batches in food processor. Remove mushrooms from oven and let cool.
• To assemble napoleon, place a portobello on serving plate. Top with 1 slice of cheese followed by a slice of tomato, then another slice of cheese, another tomato slice and the second portobello on the top layer. Ladle warm sauce over the vegetable napoleon and finish with a basil sprig, for garnish.

PORTABELLA MUSHROOM SLIDERS

Steps:

• Set oven control to broil. Line rack from broiler pan with foil, pressing foil against rack. Cut slits in foil to match slits in rack; place rack on broiler pan.
• In gallon-size resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix balsamic vinegar, oil, thyme, basil and garlic-pepper blend. Remove and discard stems from mushroom caps. Add mushroom caps to bag. Seal bag; turn to coat. Let stand at room temperature 15 minutes to marinate, turning bag occasionally.
• Place mushroom caps stem sides up on broiler rack in broiler pan; discard any remaining marinade. Broil with tops of mushrooms about 6 inches from heat 6 to 9 minutes, turning once, until tender.
• Place arugula on slider bun bottoms. Top with mushrooms, tomato slices and avocado. Top with bun tops. Secure each with toothpick if necessary.

PORTABELLA MUSHROOM AND DRIED TOMATO BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• In a small saucepan simmer tomatoes in water, uncovered, until tender, about 10 minutes. In a blender purée tomatoes, cooking liquid, and vinegar until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids) and season with salt and pepper.
• Cut mushrooms into 1/4-inch-thick slices and mince garlic. In a large skillet heat 2 tablespoons oil over moderate heat until hot but not smoking and cook mushrooms and garlic with salt and pepper to taste, stirring, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and toss mushrooms with remaining tablespoon oil. Keep mushrooms warm, covered.
• Toast bread and spread with tomato purée. Top purée with mushrooms.

MUSHROOM BISQUE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute the mushrooms, onion and parsley in butter until tender. Stir in flour until blended; gradually add broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Cool slightly. , Transfer to a blender; cover and process until pureed. Return to pan. Stir in sour cream; heat through, stirring occasionally (do not boil).

BEEF ROAST WITH PORTABELLA MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Salt roast on all sides to taste.
• Brown roast in 1 T of oil over medium high heat in ovenproof skillet.
• Remove roast from pan.
• Add other 1 T oil to pan, brown onions and mushrooms until mushrooms start to become limp and onions start to brown.
• Add garlic and saute 1 more minute.
• Deglaze pan with broth and 1/4 cup of red wine.
• Add tomato paste and stir until smooth.
• Return roast to center of pan.
• Pour remaining wine on top of roast.
• Sprinkle with black pepper if desired.
• Place bay leaf on top of roast.
• Cover pan tightly with lid or foil.
• Bake at 325 for approximately 1 1/2 hours.
• After removing from oven, let roast rest 15 minutes before slicing into thick slices.
• After removing roast for slicing, add sour cream to pan juices, mushrooms and onions.
• Cook over medium heat for approx.
• 5 minutes to thicken sauce.
• Add sliced beef back to pan, and serve.
• Delicious and elegant!

PORTABELLA NIRVANA

Steps:

• Preheat your oven's broiler. Clean mushrooms, and remove stems, reserving them for later. Marinate the mushroom caps in Italian dressing for 15 minutes. Remove from marinade, and place into a baking dish.
• Broil at least 6 inches from heat for about 10 minutes. Check occasionally to make sure they do not burn. Turn off the broiler, and preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Chop reserved mushroom stems. Sautee onion, garlic, mushroom stems and celery until tender. Add the crabmeat, and heat until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Transfer the skillet mixture to a medium bowl, and mix in crackers, 1/3 cup of the cheese blend, and mix until well blended. Use some of the Italian dressing marinade to hold the mixture together if necessary. Pack the crab mixture into the cavities of the mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from the oven, and sprinkle remaining cheese over the tops, then return to the oven for 3 minutes, or until cheese has melted.

PORTABELLA MUSHROOM BISQUE

Steps:

• Melt the butter over medium heat.
• Sweat both the onions in the butter by tossing them in the pan, adding a pinch of salt and pepper, and moving them around until translucent (about 10 minutes).
• Increase heat to medium high and add the portabello mushrooms, sautéing until soft (3-5 minutes).
• Mix sugar and thyme with wine and broth, and pour into the pot. Scrape the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon to deglaze.
• Pour the contents of the pot into a food processor, and blend until smooth.
• Put the mixture back into the pot, pour in the heavy cream, and simmer until ready to serve. Garnish with parsley.