Jul 5, 2017
Healthy Creamy Mushroom Pasta Sauce
Ingredients
350g farfalle pasta
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
1 bunch sage, leaves picked
500g Button Mushrooms, cleaned, thinly sliced
50g butter
2 tbsp plain flour
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
750ml (3 cups) vegetable stock
1 cup milk
250g fresh ricotta
75g walnuts, toasted, coarsely chopped
Salt and pepper, to season
Directions
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Cook the pasta according to packet instructions, then drain and set aside.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Toast the sage leaves until crisp and translucent, then remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Melt the butter in the pan. Stir-fry the mushrooms and garlic for 4 minutes until golden. Sprinkle over the flour and cook for 1 minute, then gradually stir in the stock and milk. Cook for 5 minutes or until thickened. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the pasta and toss to combine.
Divide the pasta among bowls. Spoon over the ricotta, scatter with the walnuts and sage and drizzle with oil, to serve.
Jun 26, 2017
Bacon, Peas & Mushrooms
Ingredients
2 tsp olive oil
2 bacon rashers, rind removed, cut into batons
50g butter
1 punnet Swiss Brown Mushrooms, cleaned, quartered
500g frozen peas, thawed
Salt and pepper, to season
Mint leaves, to serve
Directions
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Cook the bacon for 4 minutes or until golden. Remove and set aside in a bowl.
Reduce the heat to medium-high and melt half the butter in the pan. Cook the mushrooms for 5 minutes, tossing the pan regularly. Return the bacon to the pan with the peas and the remaining butter. Season with salt and pepper.
Cook for 2 minutes or until warmed through. Scatter over mint leaves to serve.
Jun 22, 2017
Chicken-fried Portobello Mushroom Steak
Ingredients
Vegetable oil or other neutral oil, for shallow frying, plus extra for cooking
12 Portobello Mushrooms, stems removed
75g (½ cup) plain flour
2 tsp mixed dried herbs
3 eggs, lightly beaten
1½ cups fresh breadcrumbs
Salt and pepper, to season
Brioche burger buns, lettuce, tomato and horseradish mustard mayonnaise, to serve
Directions
In batches, heat 1 tbsp of oil over medium-low heat. Cook the mushrooms for 5 minutes each or until cooked through. Transfer to a plate and allow to cool.
Place 4 mushrooms with the underside facing up, top each with a mushroom, then top with the remaining mushrooms with the tops facing up.
Place the flour, eggs and breadcrumbs into 3 separate bowls. Stir the mixed herbs through the flour and season well with salt and pepper. Dust the mushroom patties well in the flour, then dip in the eggs to coat, then repeat process and coat well in the breadcrumbs.
Add enough oil into a deep frying pan to come 2cm up the sides and heat to 180C. Shallow fry the mushroom burgers for 3 minutes each side or until golden. Remove and drain well on paper towel, then season with salt and pepper.
Serve the mushroom steaks with salad or in a burger.
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