Wild Mushroom Stew Recipes

FRESH AND WILD MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• Clean mushrooms, keeping colors separate, and trim tough stems. (Save stems for stock.) Slice mushrooms about 1/8-inch thick.
• In a wide skillet, warm 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium high heat. Add onion, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until onion has softened and browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Add 1 more tablespoon oil and turn heat to high. Add brown mushrooms, season lightly and stir-fry until nicely colored, about 3 minutes. Lower heat to medium. Add thyme, sage, red pepper and tomato paste. Add tomatoes, stir well, and cook for 1 minute. Season again with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon flour, stir to incorporate and cook for 1 minute more. Stir in reserved onions.
• Add 1 cup mushroom broth and stir until thickened, about 1 minute. Gradually add 1 more cup broth and cook for 2 minutes. Sauce should have gravy-like consistency; thin with more broth if necessary. Adjust seasoning. (May be prepared to this point several hours ahead and reheated.)
• Just before serving, put butter and 1 tablespoon olive in wide skillet over medium high heat. When butter begins to brown, add chanterelles, season with salt and pepper, and sauté for about 2 minutes, until cooked through and beginning to brown. Add garlic and parsley, stir to coat and cook 1 minute more. Add chanterelles to brown mushroom mixture and transfer to a warm serving bowl. Accompany with polenta or pasta if you wish.

SWEET POTATO AND WILD MUSHROOM IRISH LAMB STEW

Steps:

• In a large, heavy bottomed pot, heat oil. Add the lamb and saute until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Remove lamb to a plate. Add the onion and saute until soft. Add the garlic and saute for 2 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the butter and melt. Add the flour to make a roux. Lower the heat and cook the roux until it is brown, about 15 minutes. Whisk in the wine and stock and raise the heat to medium high. Add in the reserved lamb. Add the mustard. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to low. Cook over low heat for about 30 minutes, or until liquid is slightly reduced and thick. In a separate saute pan, saute the mushrooms until wilted. Add the mushrooms to the stew. Add the potatoes and simmer another 30 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Add the thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with toasted pumpkin seeds.

WILD MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• Put a clay pot into a cold oven. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a wok until shimmering. Add beech, oyster, and shiitake mushrooms. Cook and stir until mushrooms soften and volume is reduced, 3 to 5 minutes. Add chicken stock and salt. Increase heat and bring to a boil. Remove from the heat and transfer mushroom mixture to the preheated clay pot.
• Turn the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and bake the mushrooms for 10 minutes.
• Stir water and cornstarch together in a small bowl. Remove mushrooms from the oven, add cornstarch mixture, and stir everything evenly. Cover, increase oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C), and bake for another 10 minutes.
• Stir in bell pepper, green onions, and white pepper. Bake for 5 minutes and serve.

VEAL STEW WITH SHALLOTS AND WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Season veal with salt and pepper, and saute quickly, stirring to brown the pieces on all sides. Remove to a platter.
• Reduce heat to medium, add shallots and 3 tablespoons water, and saute until water has evaporated, about 1 minute. Add garlic and flour, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute longer. Add wine and simmer for 2 minutes. Add stock, the veal with any juices from platter, sage, and thyme, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat so that stew is barely simmering, cover, and cook for 30 minutes. Add potatoes, cover, and cook for 25 minutes longer, or until meat and potatoes are tender.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until it is very hot. Add mushrooms, and cook, stirring, for about 3 minutes (if mushrooms stick to the pan, add a tablespoon of water). Add mushrooms to the stew, and stir briefly. Just before serving, remove the thyme sprigs, and stir in chives.

DAVID WALLACH'S WILD-MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the dried morels and porcini with the water. Bring to a simmer, then remove from heat and let steep for 30 minutes.
• In a medium-sized saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the fresh mushrooms and cook over high heat until the edges of the mushrooms are golden brown. Remove the mushrooms from the pan and set aside.
• Put the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in the saute pan and heat over a medium flame. Add the leek and saute until translucent.
• Bring a medium pot of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the new potato and cook until it is tender but firm, about 2 minutes. Remove the potato from the water with a slotted spoon and reserve. Then add the carrot to the boiling water and blanch for about 2 minutes, or until the carrot is cooked al dente. Remove the carrot with a slotted spoon, refresh in cold water and set aside. Then add the celery root to the boiling water and cook for about 2 minutes or until the celery root is al dente. Drain from the water, refresh in cold water and set aside.
• Drain the mushroom broth through a fine mesh strainer and reserve the broth. Roughly chop the reconstituted mushrooms. Put the mushroom broth in a medium-sized saucepan and add the sauteed mushrooms, the reconstituted dried mushrooms, the cooked vegetables, the sliced artichoke, the bay leaf, chopped lemon thyme and parsley. Simmer gently for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Season the stew with salt and pepper to taste. Add a splash of lemon juice to bring out the mushroom flavor. Serve with a hearty bread such as seven-grain or black bread.

CROCK POT WILD MUSHROOM BEEF STEW

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the flour, salt, pepper, and thyme.
• Place beef in a 5 qt crock pot. Sprinkle with the flour mixture, and toss to coat.
• In the same small bowl used to mix the flour (now empty), combine the beef broth, tomato paste, wine and garlic. Mix well and add it to the beef in the crock pot.
• Add the potatoes, mushrooms and carrots to the crock pot and mix well to disperse the ingredients evenly throughout.
• Cover and cook on HIGH 5 - 6 hours, or LOW for 8 - 9 hours, until vegetables and beef are tender.
• DO NOT LIFT LID AND STIR DURING COOKING TIME.
• When ready to serve, stir well, and garnish with fresh chopped parsley.

WILD MUSHROOM STEW ON NOODLES

Steps:

• Rinse the dried mushrooms, then soak them in a medium bowl in 2 to 3 cups of water for 30 minutes. Lift out the softened mushrooms, leaving any grit behind, and squeeze the excess liquid out of them.
• In a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil and sauté the onions over medium-high heat until beginning to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the wine and continue to cook for another 5 to 7 minutes, or until some of the wine evaporates.
• Transfer the onions to the slow cooker insert. Add the mushrooms, cinnamon stick, crushed coriander seeds, and bay leaves, then sprinkle the flour over all and mix in. Add the water and stir to combine.
• Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours, or until the sauce is thick and savory. Add plenty of salt to taste. Carefully stir in the yogurt just before serving.
• Spoon over freshly cooked noodles, sprinkle with the chopped parsley, and serve.
• I'd probably choose either a Greek or a Côtes de Provence rosé, or a young, medium-bodied, fruity red wine with this one.

WILD-MUSHROOM AND POTATO STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions; sauté until golden, about 8 minutes. Add mushrooms; sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Add wine and thyme; boil until liquid is reduced by half, about 1 minute. Add next 4 ingredients; cover and simmer gently until vegetables are tender, about 25 minutes. Stir in bok choy; simmer uncovered until tender, about 8 minutes.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer 3/4 cup potato pieces to small bowl; mash with fork. Return mashed potatoes to pot; simmer until juices thicken, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper; serve.

CHARDONNAY CHICKEN & WILD MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• In a dutch oven or stockpot, heat 1/2 tablespoon olive oil over med-high heat; sauté chicken with dijon mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, until golden brown (8 minutes).
• In a small bowl, soak dried porcinis in boiling water until soft (15-20 minutes).
• Remove chicken to a plate.
• Pour in the wine and bring to a boil, scraping up any bits of chicken left in the pan.
• Return the chicken and add the stock, 1/4 teaspoon each tarragon, salt, and pepper.
• Cover pan, and let simmer over med-low heat until chicken is tender (25-30 minutes).
• Remove the porcini from their soaking liquid, and squeeze them out over the bowl to remove excess liquid.
• Strain soaking liquid and reserve.
• Rinse porcini to remove any sand or grit; then chop.
• In a large skillet, melt butter with 1/2 tablespoon olive oil; sauté the shiitake mushrooms, over med-high heat, for 2 minutes.
• Add the shallots, the cremini, and the portobello; cook, tossing often, until lightly browned (2-3 minutes).
• Season with remaining 1/2 teaspoon tarragon, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, the lemon juice, and the cayenne pepper.
• Add the porcini and reserved liquid, and let boil, stirring constantly, until liquid is reduced by half (1-2 minutes).
• Scrape the contents of the skillet into the dutch oven and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Blend the cornstarch into the cream until smooth; stir mixture into the stew.
• Let simmer for 2 minutes.
• Garnish with parsley and serve over rice.