Dancing Mushrooms

Annacia's Note:

Serve these wild mushrooms sauteed with garlic, shallots, and fresh herbs as an appetizer, or over pasta or grilled steak.

• Total Time: 27 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 3 garlic cloves , minced
• 3 shallots , peeled and cut into thin wedges
• 2 tablespoons olive oil or 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 ¼ lbs mushrooms (such as maitake, oyster, white button, or shiitake broken into clusters or sliced, about 8 cups)
• ¼ cup snipped fresh mixed herbs (such as tarragon, rosemary, basil, oregano, and or parsley)
• ¼ teaspoon coarse salt or ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper

Directions:

1. In a large skillet cook garlic and shallots in hot oil over medium-high heat for 2 minutes.
2. Add maitake mushrooms.
3. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 to 12 minutes or until tender.
4. If using oyster or button mushrooms, add them during the last 6 to 8 minutes.
5. Add shiitakes during last 4 minutes.
6. Stir in herbs, salt, and pepper.
7. Serve while hot.
8. Makes 6-8 side servings.

Reviews

[Acadia*]

Yum! We love mushrooms for the most part but we don't like oyster mushrooms (No fault of the recipe). But otherwise this mushroom recipe was to die for. Next time I will omit the oyster variety. Made for Veg 'N Swap tag 2010

[breezermom]

This is the first time I've sauteed mushrooms and onions without adding either soy, worcestershire sauce, or butter. These turned out really delicious. I only had button and portobellos...but they were great. I made these to go with a meatloaf, and they were a great side for this. Thanks for posting! Made for Zaar Chef Alphabet Soup Tag game.

[bluemoon downunder]

A wonderful recipe: loved the name - so joyous! - loved the photographs but loved the finished dish SO much more. I used a mixture of field mushrooms, swiss brown and oyster mushrooms, and basil, thyme and oregano, and a couple of teaspoons of lemon juice. And I'm looking forward to making this again with a mix of other mushrooms. We enjoyed our dancing mushrooms with a simple rice dish which ensured that those delicious juices were soaked up and enjoyed to the last drop! Thank you for sharing this scrumptious recipe, Annacia!