Mushrooms - suggestions for bloke.

PoshPaws_3

If you haven't gone yet, pick up a carton of double cream while you're at it! Mushroom soup definitely needs cream.

Oh, and you could make mushroom Quiche if you've got eggs and a bit of cheese. You already know how to do the pastry. That'd do for lunches as well, if you can cope with it cold.

jobbingmusician

Nooooooooooooooo - don't go out specially - shallots are nicer than onions in soup!

jobbingmusician

And if you're not already out of the door, IMHO the best suggestion so far is risotto, if you've got some rice. Obviously risotto rice is best, but any will do.

Have you got oregano? :rolleyes:

mrbadexample

Too late, I went.

I didn't get cream, but I was looking here which uses yoghurt. I have yoghurt. I now have onions, carrots, and in the absence of celery in Morrisons, a few small potatoes. Oh, and some vegetable stock cubes.

I have rice. And, somewhat surprisingly, oregano. :cool: The recipe in the link above needs bacon, of which I have none.

So, I now have more stuff. What do you think?

dannahaz

I have a recipe for cream of mushroom soup, from the Good Housekeeping cookbook. I use this a lot, often making up the mushroom puree one day for use in a soup a couple of days later.

Making the mushroom puree
Half a pound of Mushrooms, sliced
One small onion, skinned and sliced
Half a pint of white stock (I use a chicken stock cube dissolved in boiling water)

Cook mushrooms and onion in stock, gently, covered, for about 30 mins. Then Sieve or puree it (I use stick blender). If you aren't ready to make the soup you can stick this in the fridge for a couple of days or freeze it.

When you are ready to make the soup:
1 oz butter
3 level tablespoons flour
3/4 pint milk
3 tablespoons cream (optional)
Salt and peper (to your taste)

Melt butter in a saucepan
stir in flour and cook this for 2 - 3 mins
Remove from heat, gradually stir in milk
Bring to the boil, stirrring until it thickens
Add the mushroom puree, season to taste with salt and pepper (I don't bother as the stock cube has all that I need), and then simmer for 15 mins.

If you wish to make it REALLY creamy, allow to cool, stir in cream, and then reheat without boiling. (I've never bothered with this as I like it without.)

miacat

:hello: Mrb how's it going...or you going for the soup....

mrbadexample

Ok....I'm making up as I go along at the moment! :eek:

I've made the mushroom puree as described by dannahaz, above. I added two small potatoes and a carrot, plus a teaspoonful of dill. I'm just about to start on the second bit. The puree tastes quite nice, which is encouraging.

HappyIdiotTalk

:eek: You lot really should be very careful about which mushrooms you pick and eat. In Britain we have a whole host of poisonous stock, some of which look like the edible variety.

If you choose the bad type and eat them, then you'll have eaten your last meal no messing! Some might just maim you and give you a really nasty time, but others have no antidote and WILL kill you!

I'm not trying to put you off... its a fab idea, but if you dont know what your doing you really should find someone that does.

mrbadexample

HappyIdiotTalk wrote:

:eek: You lot really should be very careful about which mushrooms you pick and eat. In Britain we have a whole host of poisonous stock, some of which look like the edible variety.

If you choose the bad type and eat them, then you'll have eaten your last meal no messing! Some might just maim you and give you a really nasty time, but others have no antidote and WILL kill you!

I'm not trying to put you off... its a fab idea, but if you dont know what your doing you really should find someone that does.

Agreed...which is why I left anything I couldn't identify. Incidentally, when cleaning them all up (and double checking!), I found that one of them was a baby giant puffball. This went in too, as they're quite nice. They're also easy to identify.

CoD_2

there is an article about these on the bbc food site, not sure if I can post links? anyhow it gives mushroom recipes by variety collected as well as hints and tips.

i was thinking of a mushroom stroganoff but you need cream for that. guess you could at a stretch use yoghurt instead.. possibly!