Shitake Mushrooms and Portobello Mushrooms

Silver Member Joined: Apr 28 2009 Posts: 831

Hi,

I bought shitake and portobello mushrooms for a soup that I ended up not making.

Does anyone have any salads or appetizer recipes that uses both types of mushrooms?

Greatly appreciated as they were not cheap and I don't want to throw them away.

Thanks!

Senior Member Joined: Nov 09 2011 Posts: 144

There are a ton of recipes on this site for stuffed mushrooms, quiches, salads, etc. Try a search.

This would work for either of them. Wipe clean with damp papaertowel, discard hardish bottom part of stems. Slice in 3/4-1" inch thickness. Chop or slice 1-2 cloves of garlic. Prepare marinade by mixing 2tbsp each of soy sauce, balsamic vinegar and dry red wine.

In a skillet, heat 1tbsp of either olive or vegetable oil. Once hot, add mushrooms, and immediately sprinkle a bit of salt and ground pepper. Fry over reasonably strong flame. After 3-4minutes pour marinade over mushroom and continue to cook till most of the liquid evaporates. Delicious served as appetiser, either hot or room temperature. Great with salad or pasta.

For shiitake mushrooms (which are smaller and more delicate), I would either slice or quarter them, and simply sautee with butter adding salt and freshly ground pepper. You can toss with cooked pasta with bits of sundried tomatoes. Or similarly sautee with butter, and serve with scrambled eggs and toasted English muffin.

This portobello mushroom salad is delish
http://imamother.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=101109&highlight=mushroom+salad
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Silver Member Joined: Apr 28 2009 Posts: 831

thank you Miss Bissili and ra_mom!

Miss Bissili- if I did what you describe for portobello and put it into Filo dough, do you think that would be good??

sorry for a late reply. It should go well in the fillo dough. Actually I chop up the sauteed mushrooms coarsely and wrap them up in fillo and bake--something for appetiser. The only trick is to make sure mushroom is not too liquidy.

Silver Member Joined: Apr 28 2009 Posts: 831

thank you Mrs. Bissili- I did it with filo dough. made a huge bundle/purse out of filo dough and stuffed in the mushroom mixture. spiced with a little salt and basil. it was delicious!