Best Portabella Mushroom Caviar Recipes

MUSHROOM CAVIAR

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet and saute onion for about 1 minute. Add mushrooms, garlic, and nutmeg; continue to saute for 4-5 minutes, until very soft.
• Add vermouth, cook another minute or so, then remove from heat and cool. Stir in mayonnaise, salt and pepper to taste.
• Chill, covered, until ready to serve.

BAKED PORTOBELLOS WITH POTATOES AND SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Toss the potatoes with the oil and 1 teaspoon of salt and transfer them to a greased baking sheet large enough to hold them in a single layer. Bake, turning the potatoes once, until lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Set aside.
• Lower temperature to 400 degrees. Whisk together the eggs, 1/3 cup sour cream, thyme, 3/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Stir in the portobello caviar. Brush the mushroom caps with olive oil, season them on both sides with salt and place them gill-side up on a greased baking sheet. Lay the potato slices over the mushrooms, letting some hang over the edges of the mushrooms like petals of a flower. Divide the caviar mixture evenly into 4 parts, mounding 1 part in the middle of each mushroom cap. Bake until the filling is set and the mushroom caps are very tender, about 30 minutes. Garnish each mushroom with a dollop of sour cream and parsley and serve.

RUSSIAN MUSHROOM CAVIAR

Steps:

• Trim mushrooms--remove tough ends. Cut into a 1/4-inch dice. If you dice them too small, they'll turn pasty.
• Put butter (or oil) in skillet and turn heat to medium. A minute later, add onion and garlic. Cook till softened, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms. Raise heat to med-high, and cook until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and sour cream. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with dill.

PASTA WITH PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Trim hard parts from mushrooms and discard. Rinse mushrooms quickly to remove grit; cut caps into slices and stems into small chunks. Combine in a medium skillet with 1 clove garlic (crushed and peeled), thyme, olive oil and some salt and pepper. Cook over sufficiently low heat so that mixture bubbles but mushrooms do not brown. Continue to cook, stirring infrequently, until they are quite shrunken in size and appear firm, 30 to 45 minutes. (At this point, you can pause for several hours before resuming cooking.) If you are using porcinis, soak them in hot water to cover for a few minutes so that they soften.
• Set a large pot of water to boil for pasta and salt it. Mince remaining garlic. Turn heat under oil to medium, and add garlic to the portobellos along with the drained porcinis. Cook, stirring occasionally, until garlic begins to color. Add tomatoes and raise heat to medium high. Cook, stirring occasionally, until they break up and become saucy, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta until it is tender but not mushy. Taste sauce and adjust its seasoning. When pasta is done, drain it, toss with sauce, top with Parmesan, and serve.

MARINATED PORTOBELLO MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Brush the mushrooms carefully with a paper towel to get rid of the excess dirt. Using a spoon, carefully scrape out the gills from the underside of the portobello cap.
• Slice the mushroom in half along the perimeter (like you are butterflying it) so you have 2 thin rounds and place them in a large bowl.
• In a saute pan add the oil and place over medium heat. When the oil is shimmering, add the garlic and the shallot and cook for no more than 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and add the lemon zest, lemon juice, oregano, thyme, honey, salt, and pepper and whisk vigorously.
• Pour the mixture over the mushrooms and with your hands toss gently to coat, making sure there is even coverage.
• Let the mushrooms stand at room temperature for at least 45 minutes.

PORTOBELLO-PORCINI CACCIATORE

Steps:

• Put the dried mushrooms in a pot and cover with a couple of cups of water, bring to a boil over medium heat, then reduce heat and simmer until the mushrooms soften.
• Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven heat the extra-virgin olive oil, 4 turns of the pan, over medium high heat. Add the sliced mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until dark and tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Add the thyme, chile, garlic, peppers and onions and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes, then add the wine and stir. Remove the reconstituted mushrooms from the liquid, chop and then add them to the sauce pot. Pour in all but last few spoonfuls of the mushroom liquid stock into sauce pot, the grit will settle at the bottom of the pan. Stir in the tomatoes, breaking them up with spoon then add the basil leaves and simmer the sauce 20 minutes. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal and reheat over medium flame, stirring occasionally.
• Boil large pot of water to a boil over medium heat. Add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain the pasta and return it to the hot pot. Add the bitter and stir to melt. Pour in half of the sauce and toss. Serve in shallow bowls with more mushroom cacciatore on top. Garnish with lots of grated Romano.

PORTOBELLO CAVIAR

Steps:

• Working in batches, coarsely grind the portobellos in a food processor. In a very large skillet set over medium-high heat, heat the oil. Add the shallots and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the portobellos, reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until all the liquid has evaporated, about 30 minutes. Raise the heat to high, add the vinegar and cook, stirring, until the vinegar has evaporated. Remove from the heat. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with parsley and serve warm or at room temperature with bread or crackers, or use in the baked-portobellos-with-sour-cream recipe that follows. (The caviar will keep in a refrigerator overnight.)