Mushroom Chow Mein

Mushroom Chow Mein

4 Servings

350g fresh chow mein noodles

1 tbs peanut oil

2 eggs, lightly beaten

400g cup mushrooms, sliced

2 garlic cloves, crushed

4 green onions, thinly sliced

1/4 cup chicken stock

2 tbs soy sauce

2 tbs oyster sauce

1/2 small Chinese cabbage (wombok), shredded

1 cup bean sprouts, trimmed

Prepare the noodles following packet directions. Drain well and set aside.
Heat a wok over medium heat. Add 1 tsp oil and swirl to coat. Add egg and swirl to form a thin omelette. Cook for 30 seconds or until almost set, the top should be a little bit sticky. Slide omelette onto a chopping board. Roll up and thinly slice crossways.
Heat remaining oil in the wok over high heat. Add mushrooms, garlic and green onions. Stir-fry for 3 minutes until mushrooms are tender.
Combine stock, soy sauce and oyster sauce and add to the wok, stir-fry to coat the mushrooms then bring to the boil. Add noodles and cabbage. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Add bean sprouts and omelette. Toss to combine. Serve.

Mushroom & Chicken Yakitori

Mushroom & Chicken Yakitori

Mushroom & Chicken Yakitori

Ingredients

1/4 cup dark soy sauce
2 tbs mirin
1 tbs finely grated ginger
2 tbs caster sugar
Pinch ground white pepper
2 tbs sake or sweet sherry (optional)
500g chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, cut into pieces
400g button mushrooms
1 bunch green onions, cut into 3cm lengths
Sesame cabbage salad & steamed rice, to serve

Directions

Combine the soy sauce, mirin, ginger, sugar, pepper and sake in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally to dissolve sugar. Simmer for 3-5 minutes until marinade thickens slightly. Set aside to cool.

Place the chicken and mushrooms into separate bowls then pour 2 tbs of the soy marinade over the chicken and the remaining over mushrooms, stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or longer if time permits.

Drain the chicken, discarding the marinade. Thread the chicken, mushrooms and green onions onto skewers.

Preheat a barbecue grill or plate on medium heat. Cook the skewers, turning and basting occasionally with marinade from mushrooms for 12-15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Serve with cabbage salad and/or rice.

Mushroom, Sweet Potato & Chickpea Salad

Mushroom, Sweet Potato & Chickpea Salad

Mushroom, Sweet Potato & Chickpea Salad

Ingredients

100ml olive oil
1 tbs lemon juice
2 tsp honey
200g button mushrooms
200g Swiss brown mushrooms
1 large orange sweet potato, peeled, cut into 2.5cm pieces
1 tsp each ground cumin & coriander
400g can chickpeas, rinsed & well drained
1 cup almond kernels
100g beans, trimmed
100g baby spinach

Directions

Preheat oven to 240°C or 220°C fan forced. Whisk ¼ cup oil, lemon juice and honey in a large bowl, season to taste. Add mushrooms and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour to marinate.

Line 2 roasting pans with baking paper. Arrange sweet potato in one pan, drizzle with ½ the remaining oil, season to taste. Cook for 20 minutes. In a large bowl combine remaining oil with cumin, coriander, chickpeas and almonds and stir to coat. Spoon mixture into second roasting pan. Place pan in the oven on the shelf under sweet potato and cook a further 12-15 minutes or until sweet potato is golden and almonds roasted. Cool to room temperature.

Blanch beans in a saucepan of boiling water until bright green. Drain and refresh in iced water. Pat dry and cut into 3cm lengths.

Spoon the marinated mushrooms onto a large platter. Add sweet potato, chickpeas, almonds, beans and spinach. Toss gently to combine and serve.

Beef & Mushroom Meatloaf

Beef & Mushroom Meatloaf

Beef & Mushroom Meatloaf

Ingredients

3 tbs olive oil
200g button mushrooms, thinly sliced
200g Swiss brown mushrooms, thinly sliced
700g regular beef mince
250g packet microwaverice and quinoa (pre-cooked)
4 green onions, finely chopped
1 medium carrot, peeled, grated
1 medium zucchini, grated
100g (½ cup) roasted or char-grilled capsicum, chopped
½ cup finely grated parmesan
1 tbs fresh thyme leaves
250g cherry truss tomatoes

Directions

Preheat oven to 180°C fan-forced. Lightly grease a 5cm deep, 13cm x 23cm (base) loaf pan.

Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add mushrooms. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 4 minutes, or until mushrooms are softened. Transfer to a large bowl. Set aside to cool. Drain off any liquid.Transfer½ cup of mushrooms to a bowl and set aside.

Add mince, precooked rice and quinoa, green onions, carrot, zucchini, capsicum and half the parmesan and half the thyme to mushrooms in the pan. Season. Mix with clean hands until well combined. Pressmixture into prepared pan. Smooth surface. Sprinkle over reserved mushrooms and remaining thyme, gently pressing them into the meatloaf. Bake for about 40-45 minutes, or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Stand for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, increase oven to 220°C fan-forced. Place tomatoes onto a greased baking tray. Drizzle with remaining oil. Season.Roast for about 5 minutes, or until skins start to split.Turn meatloaf onto a tray, thenturn upright. Sprinkle over remaining parmesan, slice and serve with roasted tomatoes.

Risoni Fungi

Risoni Fungi

Risoni Fungi

Ingredients

100g porcini mushroom, sliced
1/2 cup olive oil
50g butter, chopped
1 large brown onion, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
150g Swiss brown mushroom, sliced
150g button mushroom, sliced
150g flat mushroom, sliced
1pkt Risoni pasta
1-2 litres vegetable stock
200g reggiano parmesan, grated
1 cup flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
Extra virgin olive oil, for serving

Directions

Place porcini into a heatproof bowl and pour enough boiling water to cover them. Set aside to cool. Drain the porcini, reserving the liquid.

Heat oil and butter in large saucepan over medium heat, add onion, garlic-saute for 3-4 minutes until soft, making sure you don’t colour the onion. Add Swiss brown, button and flat mushrooms, cook for 8- 10 minutes or until the mushrooms have collapsed. Add the porcini and cook further 2-3 minutes.

Place another large saucepan of water over high heat and bring to the boil. Add 2 tablespoons of salt to water then the risoni and cook until just under al dente. Drain the pasta and add a little oil to the pasta to stop it from sticking.

Add the pasta to the mushrooms, and gradually add 1 cup of vegetable stock at a time, making sure your stirring constantly, so that stock is absorbed by the pasta. Reduce the heat to a simmer. Once you have added half the chicken stock to the pan, taste the pasta to see if the pasta is cooked. If so, add ¼ cup of the porcini liquid and stir to combine.

Remove from the heat, add parmesan, parsley and season. Spoon into bowls, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and serve immediately.