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rubychik · Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:19 pm Post subject: mushroom recipes anyone?

my daughter has been given 2 big boxes of button mushrooms(unfortunately she is 100 miles away or i would have helped her to eat them)

any suggestions to use up/preferably freezable too?? Smile

CP · Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:39 pm Post subject:

Mushroom omelette anyone? Smile

Can only think of the obvious ones like the omelette, added to casserole, mushroom soup, stews etc.

I'm not very good in the kitchen, I'm afraid!
Someone else will no doubt be on later to give you some delicious recipes. Very Happy

Itsybitsy · Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 1325 Location: Leicestershire

This one's drop dead gorgeous

Mushroom Pasta

For two people, I'm a bit vague on recipies as I tend to use splashes or dollops so please bear with me. I'm also dual currency so it's grammes and ounces - sorry Embarassed

Approx half a 750gram box of mushrooms grated
However much garlic you fancy
Olive oil/butter
8 or so ounces pasta of your choice - I like penne with this
Just over quarter pint whipping or double cream
Salt & plenty of fresh ground pepper

Chop the garlic - don't crush as it burns quickly and lightly fry in a splash of oil or butter, don't colour it
Add grated mushrooms & stir till juices start to flow, mix well & leave to cook & reduce for a few minutes.
Put the pasta on to cook
Add cream and seasoning to mushroom mix, stir well ,turn up heat a bit & fast boil to reduce till very little spare liquid, check seasoning.
Drain pasta well, add mushroom mixture
Sprinkle of grated parmesan goes well on top

I could turn vegetarian for the evening for this one, sorry I don't know if it freezes, it all gets eaten Laughing

mojo · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 12:04 pm Post subject:

meat( i use pork knuckle or hand of pork) minced ,mushrooms ,boquet garni and gelatine..................mince everything together to the pate style you like .rough or smooth (Except the gelatine(line ceramic dishes with streaky bacon rindoff pack in mixture do not press down make up gelatine per packet pour in let set home made mushroom pate freezes for 3 months fridge 1 week .tip out to serve an dslice lovely with toast

Lisa · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:48 pm Post subject:

ItsyBitsy's recipe is very simillar to one I have. Sometimes I add a bit of onion, or peas, or chopped up red pepper to the garlic. But I use soured cream for the sauce (gives it a bit more of a tang) and just heat it up (no need to boil). Chopped up parsley sprinkled over is also good. It also quite good cold as a mushroom pasta salad - if there's ever any left!

If I had loads of mushrooms, and little time, I'd probably just chop them or slice them, fry them to cook and then freeze in smallish portions to use at a later date as normal (eg in casseroles, soups, pasta sauces, on pizza topping etc). I've not tried it just with mushrooms, but I've frozen things with cooked mushrooms in, so I'm sure it would work.

rubychik · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 5:49 pm Post subject:

thanks to all of you......... i have emailed all your tips....i'll let you know how she gets on Kiss of love