Sep 2, 2019
Sticky Mushroom and Pork San Choy Bao
Ingredients
2 garlic cloves, chopped
3 cm piece ginger, peeled, chopped
1 long red chilli, deseeded, chopped
2 tbsp peanut or vegetable oil
300 g Swiss Brown, cup or button mushrooms, quartered
400 g lean pork mince
2 tbsp kecup manis or hoisin sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
8 ice berg lettuce, trimmed to serve
Coriander sprigs, to serve
thinly sliced red chilli, to serve
fried Asian shallots, to serve
Directions
Combine garlic, ginger and chilli in a small food processor. Process until finely chopped.
Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add half the oil and the mushrooms. Stir-fry for 3 minutes until light golden, remove to a bowl. Add remaining oil and mince, stir-fry until mince changes colour. Add garlic mixture, stir-fry 2 minutes until aromatic. Return the mushrooms then add the ketcup manis and oyster sauce, stir-fry until sticky.
Spoon into lettuce leaves, top with coriander, chilli and shallots. Serve.
No Asian shallots at home? Use roasted salted peanuts or crispy fried noodles
Going Meatless – turn this into a meatless main meal, replace the pork with an extra 500g mushrooms, so in total you need 800g mushrooms (a combo of flat, cup and Swiss Brown)
Aug 6, 2019
One pan Greek-style mushroom and lentils
Ingredients
3 tbsp olive oil
400 g Swiss Brown, small cup or button mushrooms
1 brown onion, finely chopped
1 tsp sweet paprika
½ tsp dried chilli flakes, optional
2 400g can diced tomatoes
400 g can brown lentils, drained, rinsed
150 g (1 cup) pitted kalamata olives
1 lemon, rind finely grated, quartered
125 g feta, crumbled
¼ cup shredded flat leaf parsley leaves
Greek yoghurt & chargrilled sourdough, to serve
Directions
Heat a large frying pan over high heat. Add 2 tablespoons oil and mushrooms, cook, shaking pan often 3 minutes until mushrooms start to colour. Remove to a plate.
Reduce heat to medium, add remaining oil and the onion, cook stirring 4 minutes until soft. Add garlic, paprika and chilli flakes, cook stirring 1 minute. Return the mushrooms. Add the tomatoes and bring to the boil. Simmer gently 10 minutes. Add lentils, olives and lemon rind. Simmer 5 minutes. Squeeze over the juice from 1 lemon quarter. Season with pepper.
Remove from the heat, crumble over the feta, sprinkle with parsley. Serve with yoghurt, bread and remaining lemon wedges.
Tip for a non-vegetarian option; Cut 4 chicken thigh fillets in half crossways and brown after step 1 above. Remove to a plate. Follow step 2, returning the chicken to the pan with the mushrooms.
Jun 12, 2019
Herb & garlic flat mushrooms with minute steak
Ingredients
60 g butter, softened
2 large garlic cloves, crushed
1 tbsp thyme leaves
2 tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
8 small or 4 large flat or Portobello mushrooms
4 150g beef minute steaks
1 tbsp olive oil
steamed green beans and crispy potatoes, to serve
Directions
Place a lightly greased roasting pan into the oven. Preheat oven and pan to 220°C fan forced. Combine butter, garlic, thyme and parsley together. Dollop evenly over the mushrooms.
Place the mushrooms into the hot roasting pan, roast 10 minutes until tender but hold their shape.
Meanwhile, heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat until hot. Drizzle both sides of the steaks with oil and season. Cook in batches, for 1 minute each side. Add 1 tablespoon hot water to pan and swirl to create pan juices.
Place steak onto serving plates. Top with mushrooms. Spoon over pan juices. Serve with beans and crispy potatoes.
TIP
To turn this into a delicious mushroom steak sandwich. Once cooked thickly slice the steak and mushrooms. Pile onto toasted slice bread spread with a little chilli jam or Dijon mustard. Top with sliced tomato and shredded lettuce and sandwich with another slice toasted bread.
Time poor, use store bought garlic butter.
Jun 12, 2019
Hoisin mushroom and chicken stir-fry
Ingredients
2 ½ tbsp peanut or vegetable oil
300 g cup mushrooms, thickly sliced
300 g chicken breast, thinly sliced
150 g sugar snap peas, topped
⅓ cup hoisin sauce
½ cup roasted salted peanuts, optional
cooked jasmine rice, to serve
Directions
Heat a wok over high heat until hot. Add 2 teaspoons oil and half the mushrooms. Stir fry 2 minutes until they start to colour. Remove to a plate. Repeat with oil and remaining mushrooms.
Add 2 teaspoons oil to the hot wok. Add half the chicken, stir fry 1 minute until golden. Remove to a plate. Repeat with oil and remaining chicken.
Add remaining oil and sugar snap peas to the wok. Stir-fry 30 seconds. Return the mushrooms and chicken. Add hoisin sauce and stir-fry until well combined and chicken is cooked through.
Stir through the peanuts if using. Remove from the heat, serve with rice.
TIP
You can replace the chicken with beef or pork fillet
May 13, 2019
Spanish Mushroom Toastie
Ingredients
Butter
2 slices bread
1 ripe truss tomato
Small handful Swiss Brown, button or cup mushrooms
½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
1 small clove garlic, finely grated
¾ cup grated Manchego Cheese, tasty, or other cheese
3 thin slices Jamon Serrano or prosciutto
3 sage leaves
Directions
Lightly butter the 2 slices of bread on both sides.
Grate the tomato into a large bowl, discard the leftover peel.
Thinly slice the mushrooms, pan-fry over a high heat with a knob of butter and splash of olive oil until golden and set aside.
Add the garlic and olive oil to the grated tomato and season well.
Spread the grated cheese on one slice of bread.
Top with the tomato mixture, and mushrooms and close the sandwich.
Wrap the sandwich in the slices of jamon.
Place sage leaves on top of the sandwich and place the toastie in a preheated press.
Cook for 5 minutes or until the sage leaves and jamon are crisp and the cheese is melted.
Leave to cool for 5 minutes before eating.
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