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Marinated Mushrooms

Marinated Mushrooms

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  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Picnic Dish
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    vvvanessa's Notes: I have been making these mushrooms for probably twenty years now, inspired long ago by a recipe from Mollie Katzen's Moosewood Cookbook. Fresh herbs are key here and not limited to what I...

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Makes about 1 quart

  1. Trim the stems off the mushrooms and place them in a large colander. Rinse them gently and shake off the excess water.

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  2. Put a large, non-reactive saucepan over medium heat. Add in the mushrooms and let them cook gently, shaking the pan occasionally, until they give off their liquid, about 5-8 minutes. If they begin to stick to the pan, loosen them and turn down the heat a bit.

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  3. Add in the olive oil, garlic, and herbs and continue to cook until the mushroom liquid begins to evaporate a bit. Add in the lemon juice and season with a teaspoon of salt and a generous grind of black pepper. The mushrooms should look wet, darkened, and a bit shrunken.

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  4. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Adjust salt and pepper if necessary. Store in an airtight container. These are best left overnight, but I can never wait that long.

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2 Comments on Marinated Mushrooms

Me Reply

Lovely! I haven't made these (or something vaguely similar to these) in ages! Thanks for posting.

Dsc00426 Reply

thanks! they fall off my radar, too, and once i make them, i wonder why i don't make them more often.

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