Best Baked Wild Mushrooms Recipes

BAKED CHEESY PASTA WITH WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 450 degrees. Trim the mushrooms and cut into 1-inch pieces. Toss with the olive oil, the salt, a few grinds of pepper and the rosemary. Spread on a large baking sheet and roast, tossing once or twice, until golden brown and crisped around the edges, 15 to 18 minutes. Discard rosemary.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook for at least a few minutes less than the package directs. (You want the pasta very al dente; it will finish softening in the sauce.) Drain well.
• Turn oven up to 500 degrees. In a large bowl, stir together the cream, ricotta, fontina, Parmesan, sage, pepper, garlic and a pinch of salt. Stir in the pasta and mushrooms. Arrange in a shallow 2-quart gratin dish or 9- by 13-inch pan. Bake until cheese is melted and bubbly and browned in spots, 10 to 15 minutes.

OVEN-BAKED WILD RICE PILAF WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Heat oil in a large dutch oven over medium heat. Add leeks and cook for 5 minutes or unil soft, stirring often.
• Raise heat to medium, add mushrooms and cook for 7 minutes, or until liquid has evaporated and mushrooms begin to brown.
• Srir in garlic and thyme, and cook 1 minute or until fragrant.
• Stir in rice. Add wine and soy sauce, simmer 2 minutes or until almost all of the liquid has been absorbed. Add broth and 1 cup of water and return to a simmer.
• Place lid on Dutch oven and bake 45 minutes. Remove lid, and bake 30 minutes more or until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
• Remove from oven, cover and let stand 5 minutes.
• Fold in peas and pine nuts. Season with salt and pepper and serve.

BAKED GRITS WITH HAM, WILD MUSHROOMS AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Butter 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish. Bring 43/4 cups water and salt to boil in heavy medium pot. Add corn grits to boiling water in thin steady stream, stirring constantly. Reduce temperature and simmer grits until thick, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes. Pour cooked grits into large mixing bowl. Whisk in 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, grated cheddar cheese and 2 tablespoons butter. Season grits to taste with pepper. Whisk in egg. Transfer to prepared baking dish. Place dish in large roasting pan. Fill roasting pan with enough hot water to come halfway up sides of baking dish. Bake until grits are firm to touch, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt remaining 2 tablespoons butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add assorted mushrooms, ham and minced shallot and sauté until mushrooms are tender, about 4 minutes. Add white wine and cook until almost all liquid is absorbed, about 3 minutes. Add whipping cream and cook until slightly thickened, about 3 minutes. Stir in fresh thyme. Season mixture to taste with salt and pepper.
• Spoon baked corn grits onto plates. Top with mushroom and ham mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese and serve immediately.

BAKED MISO-GLAZED TOFU WITH WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• To make the miso glaze, combine mirin and sake or stock in the smallest saucepan you have and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil 20 seconds, taking care not to boil off much of the liquid, then turn the heat to low and stir in miso and sugar. Whisk over medium heat until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat and whisk in 1 teaspoon of sesame oil.
• If mushrooms have thick long stems, cut stems in half and then into 1/2-inch pieces. Separate all of the clumps of mushrooms into individual mushrooms. You can use the bottom of the clump. Cut into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Heat a wok or wide heavy skillet over high heat until a drop of water evaporates in a second. Add 1 tablespoon olive or grapeseed oil and mushrooms and sear without moving for 30 seconds, then stir-fry for 1 to 2 minutes, until they begin to sweat. Turn heat to medium and add garlic. Stir-fry 30 seconds, then add salt to taste and stir-fry until mushrooms are soft, 2 to 3 minutes. Add wine and stir-fry until it is no longer visible in the pan. Add 3 tablespoons of miso glaze, stir together and remove from heat.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line a sheet pan with parchment. Transfer remaining glaze to a wide bowl and whisk in remaining sesame oil, cayenne, remaining grapeseed or peanut oil and soy sauce. Cut tofu into 8 to 10 slices and pat dry with paper towels. Dip each slice into miso glaze, making sure to coat both sides. Transfer to baking sheet. Bake 15 minutes, until edges are just beginning to color.
• Gently reheat mushrooms. Place a couple of slices of tofu on each plate, top with the mushrooms and serve.

CHICKEN BREASTS BAKED ON WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil; pour over the wild mushrooms in a small bowl and let stand for about 2 hours.
• Thinly slice cleaned mushroom caps, discarding stems.
• In a skillet over medium to medium-to-low heat, melt butter and gently saute shallots or onion/garlic mixture for about 5 minutes (do not brown).
• Drain liquid from wild mushrooms and reserve.
• Finely chop the wild mushrooms and add them and the fresh mushrooms to the skillet with the shallots (or onion/garlic mixture) and saute over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for about 7- 10 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Add the reserved mushroom liquid, Port, and cream to the skillet and simmer for about 5 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
• Pour mushroom mixture into a shallow baking dish and arrange chicken breast halves in a single layer on top of the mushrooms.
• Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper and cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the middle level of the oven for about 25- 30 minutes, until chicken is done.

CHICKEN BREASTS BAKED ON A BED OF WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Bring the chicken stock to a boil in a small saucepan. Pour it over the dried mushrooms in a small bowl and let stand for 2 hours. Meanwhile, trim stems from the fresh mushrooms and save stems for another use, or discard. Wipe mushroom caps with a damp paper towel and slice thin. Melt the butter in a skillet. Add the shallots and saute gently for 5 minutes without browning. Meanwhile, drain the dried mushrooms, reserving the liquid, and chop them fine. Add dried mushrooms and sliced fresh mushrooms to the skillet, season with salt and pepper, and saute over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 325°. Add reserved soaking liquid, the Port and heavy cream to the skillet with the mushrooms and simmer for another 5 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Spoon mushroom mixture into a shallow baking dish. Arrange chicken breasts in a single layer on top of the mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper to taste and cover the baking dish tightly with a piece of foil. Set dish on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 20 minutes or until chicken breasts are done. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve immediately. NOTE: I have prepared this dish ahead of time and refrigerated it. Then I just cooked it about 10-15 minutes longer to account for the chill from the refrigerator.

RABBIT BAKED IN CLAY WITH WILD MUSHROOMS AND SOUR CREAM (PECHENY

Steps:

• Soak the dried mushrooms in ½ cup water for 1 hour. Drain, pat dry with paper towels, chop fine, and set aside. Reserve the soaking liquid for another use.
• In a large skillet, fry the bacon over medium heat for about 5 minutes. When it has rendered its fat, remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside to drain on paper towels.
• Add the rabbit, a few pieces at a time, to the bacon drippings and brown on all sides over medium heat. Transfer the browned pieces as they are done to a large unglazed earthenware casserole with a lid.
• Wipe out the skillet and melt 4 Tablespoons of the butter in it over medium heat. Add the onions, parsnip, and dried mushrooms, and sauté, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are softened and lightly colored, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine the ingredients for the bouquet garni in a cheesecloth bag and add the bouquet garni and the stock to the skillet. Bring to a boil, and boil for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the sautéed vegetables and stock, the reserved bacon, and salt and pepper to the casserole with the rabbit. Bake uncovered, for 45 minutes.
• Wipe the fresh mushrooms clean with a damp paper towel. Separate the stems from the caps, if the mushrooms are large, and slice both not too thin.
• Wipe out the skillet again and melt the remaining 2 Tablespoons butter in it over medium heat. Add the mushrooms and sauté until they throw off and reabsorb their liquid, about 12 minutes.
• Check the rabbit and, if it's tender, remove the pieces to a heated platter with a slotted spoon. Do not turn off the oven.
• Remove the bouquet garni from the sauce and discard. Press the sauce through a sieve or pass through a food mill. Transfer to a saucepan and heat over medium low heat for 2 minutes. Combine the heavy cream and the sour cream in a small bowl. Whisk a little of the sauce into the cream mixture, then whisk the cream mixture into the sauce in the pan. Whisk in the vermouth and cook for 5 minutes more, without allowing it to boil.
• Return the rabbit to the casserole and stir in the sautéed mushrooms and the sauce. Bake, uncovered, for 7 minutes more.
• Serve the rabbit directly from the casserole, sprinkled with a little parsley.

BAKED WILD MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Crush juniper berries, and soak in gin. Meanwhile, in a frying pan heat the olive oil and lardons until the oil is smoking lightly.
• Add mushrooms in a single layer. (If necessary, prepare mushrooms in two batches.) Saute 30 seconds on each side. Remove from heat.
• In a gratin dish place half the potato slices in single layer. Layer this with mushrooms and top with the remaining potato slices.
• Discard oil and lardons. Add gin and juniper berries to the frying pan, and over high heat, ignite the alcohol.
• After the flame dies, add chardonnay, chicken stock and rosemary, and simmer 5 minutes. Pour over potatoes and mushrooms, cover, and bake for 1 hour. Serve immediately.