Looking for trying some new appetizer for your weekend party? How about including mushroom in your appetizer? There are different type of mushrooms available in the market like button and wild mushrooms. You can use both the mushrooms for making different type of appetizers, soup and side dishes. Also, you can use mushrooms in different casserole dishes and other preparations. Adding mushroom to any dish enhances the taste of that particular dish and also adds extra food value. If you have never tried mushroom before, try out this simple mushroom recipe as it takes very less cooking hours. Following guide will assist you in the task. Read on.
Complexity Level: Basic
Time Required: 20-30 minutes
Resource Required:
- Button mushroom
- Butter/oil
- Chopped garlic
- Chopped green chilies
- Salt
- Pepper
- Chopped cilantro
- Lemon juice
Instructions:
1. Wipe your mushrooms before using
Often in the market you will get both chopped and whole mushroom. You can use any one of the two based on your needs and taste. In this recipe you can use both, chopped or whole mushroom. Mushroom contains lots of mud as it is sold just after plucking. Use soft brush or cloth to wipe your mushroom. Scrub the dirt available on your mushroom. You can use soft wet cloth for cleaning mushrooms. Never wash mushroom with water as your dish might turn mushy. Chop the mushroom after cleaning and spread this into a plate and keep for some time.
2. Heat your pan before cooking
Take a shallow frying pan and switch on your stove. Heat your pan and add butter or oil to it. It is good if you use oil as butter contains high cholesterol and most of you avoid consuming butter. But the fact is butter adds great flavor and taste to this dish. Once in a while, you can try this with butter.
3. Start cooking mushroom
When the oil in the pan is heated, low down the stove regulator and add chopped garlic and chopped green chilies to the shallow frying pan. Fry it in a low flame. Now, add chopped or whole mushroom to the pan and mix it with a wooden spoon. Add freshly crushed pepper and salt to it and cover the pan with a lid and keep it in low flame.
4. Garnish mushroom with cilantro and lemon juice
When you will cover the mushroom with lid, the mushroom will leave some water and it will get well cooked in that. When the water disappears and the mushrooms start getting separated from oil, add little more crushed pepper, chopped cilantro and some lemon juice on the top of the cooked mushroom. While serving, add little butter on the top and serve hot.
Frequently Asked Questions:
I want to have some mushroom recipe which my kids enjoy?
Get some big button mushroom from the market. Wipe it thoroughly with wet cloth and keep it aside for some time. Before cooking, take off the mushroom stems out of the mushroom so that a mushroom looks like a small bowl. In a frying pan, add some butter. Place the mushroom in the pan by keeping the stem side up. Now, put some mozzarella cheese in each mushroom bowl and add a dash of salt and pepper to it. Let the mushroom get cooked in a low flame. The mushroom will turn brown and the mozzarella cheese will get melt. While serving, garnish mushroom with chopped parsley. While serving to the kids, be sure as the mozzarella cheese will be a little hot.
Quick Tips:
- Never wash mushrooms with water as mushroom itself contains lots of water and adding more water to it might spoil the taste of your dish.
- Chop and add mushrooms to the wild rice and make it a perfect side dish.
- If you are cooking mushroom in oil, add little butter while garnishing as this might get you great flavor.
Things To Watch Out For:
- Mushrooms can get you allergy, so before giving it to any kid, talk to the parents and also before introducing this to your own kid consult with your doctor.
- Before preparing any dish with mushroom wipe and scrub it nicely with soft wet cloth and vegetable brush as it might contain harmful chemical along with the mud.
