Pan-fried mushrooms: the simple recipe for a light and fragrant side dish – Tale Of Travels

I mushrooms in a pan I am a outline quick and easy, ideal to accompany main dishes of meat, fish and eggs: excellent for garnishing pancakes and savory pies, they can be enjoyed on bruschetta bread, for a delicious appetizer, or combined with rice pilaf or grilled polenta, to obtain a tasty unique dish suitable for those who follow a vegetarian or vegan food. In addition to being very good and versatile in the kitchen, pan-fried mushrooms have few calories: low in fat and rich in vitamins and minerals, they are the ideal accompaniment for those who follow a hypocaloric diet or are simply attentive to the silhouette.

For this recipe, we chose i oyster mushrooms: generally cultivated, they are characterized by the wide and flat dimensions of the umbrella and a very delicate taste; if you prefer, you can use mushrooms, chanterelles or, if you like strong and decisive flavors, even porcini mushrooms. Ideal duringAutumn, the quintessential mushroom season, you can prepare them at other times of the year using farmed or frozen ones. In our recipe, we sautéed them in a pan with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper, for a final result fragrant and tasty.

Mushrooms should never be washed in water, but after cutting off any earthy stems or damaged parts, yes rub gently with a damp cloth.

Find out how to prepare them by following the step-by-step procedure and tips. Also try the mushrooms with béchamel sauce and those in fricassee.

How to prepare mushrooms in a pan

Arrange the fresh mushrooms on a cutting board 1.

Carefully loosen the mushrooms to separate them from each other 2.

Cut the stems and remove any earthy or damaged parts 3.

Gently wipe the mushrooms with a damp cotton cloth 4.

Cut the mushrooms into thin slices 5.

In a non-stick pan, heat the extra virgin olive oil 6.

Add poached garlic seven.

Perfume with sprigs of rosemary 8. Heat over low heat without frying the garlic.

Mix the mushrooms 9.

Mix with a wooden spoon ten.

Season with a pinch of salt 11.

Flavor with freshly ground pepper 12.

Cover with a lid 13 and simmer for 10 minutes.

Uncover, mix and cook for another 5 minutes over high heat to evaporate the liquid released by the mushrooms 14.

Serve the mushrooms in a warm or cold pan and combine them with your main dishes or use them for your preparations 15.

Tips

To give a stronger and spicier flavor to the mushrooms in the pan, you can add a little chilli pepper.

Those who prefer can use the parsley instead of rosemary: in this case add it almost at the end of cooking.

If you use i frozen mushroomsconsider doubling the weight as they tend to shrink during cooking.

To make them even tastier, you can enrich them with a few slices of cheesecut them finely: put them almost at the end of cooking and continue until they are well melted.

storage

Pan-fried mushrooms can be stored 2 days in the refrigerator, closed in a special airtight container.