Thursday, February 23, 2006
I simply adore mushrooms.
The soft, juicy, and slightly chewy flesh...
The earthy, nutty, and meaty flavors... wow!
And what better way to enjoy these flavors and textures than on crispy buttered toast.
SAUTEED MUSHROOMS ON TOAST
Ingredients
Sliced mixed mushrooms
(usually portobello, brown and white buttons, and Japanese shitake)
Olive oil
Roughly chopped rosemary, thyme and chives
A clove of garlic
Salt
Coarse Black Pepper
Butter
Ciabatta ( or any bread of your choice)
Method
Chop your garlic and heat your olive oil in a pan. When the oil runs smoothly across the pan's bottom, toss in your garlic and sautee till fragrant and slightly brown. Throw in the rest of the ingredients and some crushed red pepper , if you prefer your shrooms slightly spicy. While the shrooms are cooking, grill or toast your bread until it's slightly brown and generously butter them.
Remember - your shrooms should not cook for more than 4 minutes. If you leave them cooking for any time longer than that, you'll end up with really icky moosh. It so isn't a pretty sight.
Anyway, once the shrooms are tender, scoop them onto the buttered toast, serve, and enjoy!
