This is Cook Book Challenge number 2 (not quite sure how to say that in Italian) and comes from my most recent purchase 'The Italian Cookery Course' by Katie Caldesi. As you can see I am well and truly immersing myself in my latest culinary fetish and this is the kind of meal I would have paid money for in a restaurant but it was so simple. I made this for dinner last night but if I'd known how quick it was going to be I'd have saved it for one of our week night dinners. I did end up amending the recipe a wee bit though it was just to make it a little healthier for our waist lines.
Gincarlo's Mushrooms
Fry lite (the recipe calls for 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil)
2 garlic cloves crushed
3 large sprigs of thyme
3 sprigs of rosemary
1/2 - 1 red chilli (depending on strength) finely sliced
500g mixed mushrooms (eg white cup, oyster, portobello, crimini, porcini), washed or wiped as necessary, thickly sliced
A generous pinch of salt and freshly ground black pepper
Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a high heat and, when hot, add the garlic, thyme, rosemary, chilli and salt and pepper. Fry for 1 min, then add the mushrooms and cook them, still over a high heat, tossing or stirring frequently. When the water from the mushrooms has evaporated and they have become browned and slightly crisp they are ready.
Makes 300g cooked weight, serves 4 as a side dish
The Italian Cookery Course
To turn this into a main meal I added 4 tbsp of cream (weight watchers would you believe, I wouldn't have known the difference if I hadn't bought the tub myself!) to the pan to make a mushroom sauce. I added the sauce to a pack of freshly cooked gnocchi and heated some panini's in the oven to help mop up the sauce. Mmmmm, will be having this again very soon ;0)
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