My all time favorite mushroom dish is one you get at a steak house or French restaurant that is braised in red wine, butter and garlic. It makes any mushroom taste so delicious, and goes amazing with red meat. It also happens to be incredibly easy to make and comes together in under 20 minutes. I promise you, even those who don’t like mushrooms will like this dish.
Key Ingredients & Substitutions:
- 16 oz mushrooms of choice – I like whole caps and a mix of smaller fancy mushrooms for this dish, however any mushroom works!
- Red Wine – Considering this is a red wine mushroom dish I wouldn’t substitute, however you can use an alcohol free wine or white wine.
- Garlic – Fresh minced garlic here is a must, avoid the jarred shit at all times!
- Whole Butter – This is for finishing the dish and making it creamier. If you want it to be lower fat, omit.
Red Wine Mushrooms
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20-25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Serves: 4 as a side
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 8 oz whole crimini mushrooms, stems removed
- 8 oz smaller fancy mushroom of choice, I used Beech mushrooms here
- salt and pepper as needed
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup dry red wine, I used pinot noir
- 2-3 tbsp butter to finish
- minced parsley for garnish
Preparation:
STEP 1.
In a large stainless steel pan over medium heat, add the olive oil. Once warm, add the whole mushroom caps and stir / saute until they are roughly half way cooked. This takes around 4-5 minutes.
STEP 2.
Once those are half way cooked, stir in the smaller mushrooms. Saute until they are golden and seared, around 5 minutes. Once they are golden, season with salt and pepper. The reason we wait to salt is because mushrooms have a lot of water content, and salting to early reaeases the water into the pan and makes them soggy.
STEP 3.
Stir in the garlic and saute for another 2 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the red wine and bring up to a simmer.
STEP 4.
Reduce and simmer the red wine until it is almost dry. At this point turn the heat off and stir in the butter to emulsify and make creamy.
STEP 5.
Taste for seasoning and add salt or pepper as needed. Serve and top with parsley, enjoy!
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