Moms Mushroom Stew Upstate New York Style Recipes

INSTANT POT ITALIAN MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• Place Instant pot on saute.
• Add olive oil.
• Add garlic and onion, cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Add bulk sausage.
• Cook until brown and crumbled.
• Add Wine and water.
• Add chopped Pepper.
• Add crushed and diced tomatoes.
• Add Mushrooms and seasonings.
• Do not stir.
• Cook on manual high pressure for 4 minutes.
• Do a quick release.
• Serve over rice or alone.

MUSHROOM BOURGUIGNON

Steps:

• Add 2 tablespoons butter or oil to a large Dutch oven or pot and set it over medium heat. When the fat is hot, stir in half the mushrooms and half the pearl onions. (If it doesn't all fit in the pot in one layer, you might have to do this in three batches, rather than two.) Without moving them around too much, cook the mushrooms until they are brown on one side, about 3 minutes. Stir and let them brown on the other side, 2 to 3 minutes more. Use a slotted spoon to transfer mushrooms and onions to a large bowl or plate and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Repeat with another 2 tablespoons butter and the remaining mushrooms and pearl onions, seasoning them as you go.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Add another 1 tablespoon butter or oil to pan. Add leeks and carrot and sauté until the leeks turn lightly golden and start to soften, 5 minutes. Add the 2 minced garlic cloves and sauté for 1 minute longer. Stir in tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Stir in flour and cook, stirring, for 1 minute, then add wine, broth, 1 tablespoon tamari, thyme and bay leaf, scraping up the brown bits at bottom of pot.
• Add reserved cooked mushrooms and pearl onions back to the pot and bring to a simmer. Partly cover the pot and simmer on low heat until carrots and onions are tender and sauce is thick, 30 to 40 minutes. Taste and add more salt and tamari if needed. Stir in the grated garlic clove.
• Just before serving, heat a small skillet over high heat and add 1/2 tablespoon butter or oil. Add half of the sliced chanterelles or oyster mushrooms and let cook without moving until they are crisp and brown on one side, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip and cook on the other side. Transfer to a plate and sprinkle with salt and smoked paprika. Repeat with remaining butter and mushrooms. Serve mushroom Bourguignon over polenta, noodles or mashed potatoes, topped with fried mushrooms and parsley.

DAVID WALLACH'S WILD-MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• In a medium-sized saucepan, combine the dried morels and porcini with the water. Bring to a simmer, then remove from heat and let steep for 30 minutes.
• In a medium-sized saute pan, heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the fresh mushrooms and cook over high heat until the edges of the mushrooms are golden brown. Remove the mushrooms from the pan and set aside.
• Put the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in the saute pan and heat over a medium flame. Add the leek and saute until translucent.
• Bring a medium pot of lightly salted water to the boil. Add the new potato and cook until it is tender but firm, about 2 minutes. Remove the potato from the water with a slotted spoon and reserve. Then add the carrot to the boiling water and blanch for about 2 minutes, or until the carrot is cooked al dente. Remove the carrot with a slotted spoon, refresh in cold water and set aside. Then add the celery root to the boiling water and cook for about 2 minutes or until the celery root is al dente. Drain from the water, refresh in cold water and set aside.
• Drain the mushroom broth through a fine mesh strainer and reserve the broth. Roughly chop the reconstituted mushrooms. Put the mushroom broth in a medium-sized saucepan and add the sauteed mushrooms, the reconstituted dried mushrooms, the cooked vegetables, the sliced artichoke, the bay leaf, chopped lemon thyme and parsley. Simmer gently for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Season the stew with salt and pepper to taste. Add a splash of lemon juice to bring out the mushroom flavor. Serve with a hearty bread such as seven-grain or black bread.

FRESH AND WILD MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• Clean mushrooms, keeping colors separate, and trim tough stems. (Save stems for stock.) Slice mushrooms about 1/8-inch thick.
• In a wide skillet, warm 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium high heat. Add onion, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until onion has softened and browned, about 10 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
• Add 1 more tablespoon oil and turn heat to high. Add brown mushrooms, season lightly and stir-fry until nicely colored, about 3 minutes. Lower heat to medium. Add thyme, sage, red pepper and tomato paste. Add tomatoes, stir well, and cook for 1 minute. Season again with salt and pepper. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon flour, stir to incorporate and cook for 1 minute more. Stir in reserved onions.
• Add 1 cup mushroom broth and stir until thickened, about 1 minute. Gradually add 1 more cup broth and cook for 2 minutes. Sauce should have gravy-like consistency; thin with more broth if necessary. Adjust seasoning. (May be prepared to this point several hours ahead and reheated.)
• Just before serving, put butter and 1 tablespoon olive in wide skillet over medium high heat. When butter begins to brown, add chanterelles, season with salt and pepper, and sauté for about 2 minutes, until cooked through and beginning to brown. Add garlic and parsley, stir to coat and cook 1 minute more. Add chanterelles to brown mushroom mixture and transfer to a warm serving bowl. Accompany with polenta or pasta if you wish.