Utica Mushroom Stew Recipes

MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• Place dried mushrooms in a small bowl with enough hot water to cover; let stand 20 minutes. Drain mushrooms; reserve liquid.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium high heat and cook and stir onion until soft, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; stir in garlic, thyme, and cloves and cook and stir 2 minutes more. Stir fresh mushrooms and soaked dried mushrooms into onion mixture; cook and stir until mushrooms are soft, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Stir tomatoes and reserved mushroom liquid into mushroom mixture; simmer over low heat until thickened, about 20 minutes.
• Bring vegetable stock to a boil; whisk in polenta. Cook polenta, whisking constantly, until polenta is thick and stock is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Divide polenta into 4 bowls; ladle mushroom stew over polenta and garnish with fresh parsley.

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.

MOM'S MUSHROOM STEW UPSTATE NEW YORK STYLE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large sauce, pot adds 1/4 cup oil.
• Brown the meat.
• Lower heat, add the garlic, onion, celery, cook until soft around 3 minutes.
• Do not brown garlic.
• Add everything else.
• Simmer on low for at least 2 1/2 hours or until meat falls apart.
• Add more wine or water is getting too thick.
• Serve over Hard crusted Italian bread.
• Aunt Mary's Recipe:
• 3 lbs hot sausage
• 2 medium onions cubed
• 3 bell peppers chopped
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley
• 2 pounds fresh mushrooms
• 3- 28-ounce cans crushed tomatoes
• 3 teaspoons salt
• 3 teaspoons black pepper
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• In a large saucepan fry onion, peppers, garlic in olive oil until soft and clear.
• Add the sausage, cook till completely browned.
• Add mushrooms, tomatoes, seasonings to taste and parsley. Simmer on low for 3 hours.
• It can also be done in a crockpot.
• Serve over rigatoni, ziti with lots of Romano cheese or over bread.

MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• In large soup pot, combine mushrooms, tomatoes, onion, garlic, red pepper, broth, and tomato sauce.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, loosely covered, for 20 minutes.
• Turn heat to high, uncover and cook until sauce is slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Season with salt& pepper.
• In another pan, cook pasta until tender.
• Drain pasta and add to stew along with beans.
• Mix gently and serve hot.
• For Vegetarian use vegetable stock.

VEAL AND MUSHROOM STEW

Steps:

• Trim veal. In a large plastic bag, shake the veal with flour to coat.
• In a large shallow Dutch oven, heat oil over med high heat, then brown veal in batches and transfer to slow cooker.
• Drain fat from Dutch oven and add 1 tbsp of butter. Fry onions, leeks, garlic and lay leaf over med heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened (about 5 minutes).
• Add 1/2 tsp each of the salt and pepper, all the thyme and nutmeg. Stir in stock and bring to a boil, scraping up any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Pour over veal in slow cooker, then cover and cook on high for 4 to 5 hours until veal is tender.
• In a large skillet, heat remaining butter over med high heat, then saute all the mushrooms and remaining salt and pepper until lightly browned (about 10 minutes).
• Add to slow cooker along with lemon juice, then cover and cook on high for 15 minutes.Discard bay leaf and stir in cream and parsley, then serve!