Mushroom Recipes
44 recipes with mushrooms, including Coq au Vin, Beef Bourguignon and Spinach and Bacon Salad. 13 are vegetarian and 3 take less than 30 minutes.
Mushroom Stroganoff
The meat-free version of the Russian classic: a mix of mushrooms seared hard in butter until deeply browned, then folded into a sauce of paprika, mustard and soured cream and served over noodles.
Chicken Marsala
An Italian-American restaurant classic — thin chicken escalopes, floured and browned, then finished in a glossy pan sauce of Marsala wine, mushrooms and stock, rounded off with butter.
Pasta ai Funghi
Pasta with mushrooms cooked trifolati, the Italian way — fried hard in olive oil with garlic and parsley until browned, deepened with a handful of dried porcini and finished with butter and cheese.
Beef and Barley Soup
A hearty winter soup of browned beef chuck, pearl barley, mushrooms and root vegetables, simmered until the barley swells and thickens the broth — browning the beef hard first gives it its colour and depth.
Village-Style Chicken
Strips of chicken fried with mushrooms, peppers and onion, simmered in tomato and white wine and finished under melted kashkaval — the village-style pan dish of Bulgarian taverns, brought to the table bubbling.
Beef with Mushrooms
Beef braised slowly in red wine with onion, garlic and thyme until tender, then joined by browned mushrooms for the last half hour so they keep their bite in a dark, glossy sauce.
Bigos (Polish Hunter's Stew)
Poland's hunter's stew — sauerkraut and fresh cabbage slow-cooked for hours with pork, smoked sausage, bacon, dried mushrooms and prunes. A winter and Christmas dish that tastes better each time it is reheated.
Blanquette de Veau
The French white veal stew — veal poached gently with aromatics, never browned, then bound in a velvety sauce of its stock, cream, egg yolk and lemon, with mushrooms and small onions.
Steak and Ale Pie
The British pub pie — chunks of beef braised slowly in dark ale with onions and mushrooms until the gravy is thick and glossy, then baked under a puff pastry lid.
Mushrooms in Butter with Garlic and Dill
Button mushrooms seared in butter with garlic and finished with dill and black pepper — the hot meze that arrives in a sizzling clay dish in Bulgarian taverns, ready in under half an hour.
Tom Kha Gai
The Thai chicken and coconut soup — tender chicken simmered in coconut milk infused with galangal, lemongrass and lime leaves, balanced sour, salty and gently hot rather than fiery.
Tom Yum Goong
Thailand's hot and sour prawn soup — a quick broth infused with lemongrass, galangal and lime leaves, sharpened with lime juice and fish sauce and given heat and colour by roasted chilli paste.
Hot and Sour Soup
The Sichuan-style soup of pork, tofu, mushrooms and bamboo shoots in a lightly thickened broth — its heat comes from white pepper rather than chilli and its sourness from black vinegar, both stirred in at the very end.
Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles)
A Korean party and holiday dish: chewy sweet-potato glass noodles tossed with beef, spinach, mushrooms, carrot and pepper, each cooked separately, in a sweet soy and sesame dressing, served warm or at room temperature.
Potatoes with Mushrooms
Potatoes and mushrooms baked together with onion, garlic and savory until the potatoes soak up the mushroom juices and brown on top — a lenten Bulgarian oven dish for autumn, finished with fresh dill.
Lenten Moussaka with Potatoes and Mushrooms
The Bulgarian moussaka without meat, egg or milk: potatoes, mushrooms and carrots baked under a lenten topping of flour cooked in oil and whisked with water, which sets like a white sauce. A staple of the Christmas fast.
Village-Style Gyuveche
Individual clay pots of mushrooms, peppers, onion and tomato baked with sirene and topped with an egg and kashkaval — the hearty tavern gyuveche, served sizzling in the pot it baked in.
Pizza Capricciosa
The everything-on-it pizza of Italian pizzerias — a thin, blistered base under tomato and mozzarella, topped with cooked ham, mushrooms, artichoke hearts and black olives.
Full English Breakfast
The British fry-up — sausages, back bacon, black pudding, fried eggs, tomatoes, mushrooms, baked beans and fried bread, cooked in sequence so that everything reaches the plate hot at the same moment.
Village-Style Pork Liver
A Bulgarian tavern favourite — strips of pork liver fried fast with onion, peppers and mushrooms, then tossed with tomato and a splash of white wine and brought to the table still sizzling in the pan.
Rice with Mushrooms
Rice cooked with browned mushrooms, onion and garlic and finished with parsley — a Bulgarian lenten dish for fasting days, savoury enough from the well-browned mushrooms to need no stock.
Breaded Mushrooms
Whole button mushrooms coated in flour, egg and breadcrumbs and fried until crisp, with a garlic-and-dill yoghurt dip — a staple of Bulgarian tavern menus beside sirene pane and kashkaval pane.
Chicken Cacciatore
The hunter's chicken of central Italy — thighs browned and braised with peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes, red wine, rosemary and olives until the meat falls from the bone and the sauce turns thick.
Prawn and Vegetable Tempura
The Japanese way of frying, learnt from Portuguese missionaries: prawns and vegetables in an ice-cold, barely mixed batter that fries up lacy, pale and crisp, served at once with a light dashi dipping sauce and grated radish.
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with mushrooms are on svcs.bg?
44: 40 cooking recipes, 3 salads and 1 sauce.
What is the quickest recipe with mushrooms?
Mushrooms in Butter with Garlic and Dill, in about 22 minutes. Tom Kha Gai (28 min) and Tom Yum Goong (28 min) are quick too.
Are there vegetarian recipes with mushrooms?
Yes, 13 of the 44 are vegetarian, for example Mushroom Stroganoff, Pasta ai Funghi and Mushrooms in Butter with Garlic and Dill.
What goes with mushrooms in these recipes?
Most often peppers (12), chicken (9) and beef (9) (the number of recipes is in brackets).
How is a recipe with mushrooms chosen?
From its ingredient list, not its name: a recipe is here when its ingredients include mushrooms. Stocks, seasonings and lines like "water for the rice" don't count. The list updates itself with every new recipe.