Romanian Mushrooms In Tomato Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Small mushrooms, leave whole.
• Slice the big ones into large pieces with the stems intact.
• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Add the onion and garlic and sauté until soft and translucent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and saute until slightly tender, about 15 minutes.
• Stir in the paprika and saute for 1 minute.
• Add the tomatoes, oregano, salt, and sugar, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the wine and chili and simmer until the mushrooms are tender and the sauce thickens, about 20 minutes.
• Serve warm as an accompaniment to mamaliga (cornmeal mush) or pasta.

Steps:

• Saute mushrooms in 1/4 cup olive oil until just tender.
• Drain the mushrooms, toss with lemon juice and transfer to a bowl.
• Add 2 Tbsp oil to the skillet and cook the onions until they begin to turn tranlucent.
• Add the garlic and saute for a few more minutes until the onions are golden, but not browned.
• Stir in the pepper, thyme, marjoram, and bay leaves and saute for another minute.
• Drain the tomatoes and reserve 1/3 cup of juice. Coarsely chop the tomatoes and mix them into the onions along with the reserved tomato juice, vinegar, cayenne, salt and sugar.
• Simmer on low heat, covered for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Allow the marinade to cool for serveral minutes and then pour it over the mushrooms.
• Chill, covered for at least 12 hours. Bring the mushrooms to room temperature before serving.
• Garnish with lemon wedges and parsley.

Steps:

• Place the mushrooms in a bowl or a pyrex measuring cup and cover with hot water. Let soak 15 to 30 minutes, until thoroughly soft. Line a strainer with cheesecloth and set it over a bowl. Drain the mushrooms and squeeze them over the strainer. Then rinse in several changes of water and chop coarsely. Measure out 1/4 cup of the mushroom soaking liquid.
• Begin heating a large pot of water for the pasta. Heat the olive oil in a large, wide, heavy nonstick frying pan over medium heat and add the onion or shallot. Cook, stirring, until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and stir together for minute, until fragrant, then add the mushrooms and stir together for a minute or two, until fragrant. Add the tomatoes and their juice, the mushroom soaking liquid you set aside, the thyme, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Stir and turn up the heat. When the tomatoes begin to bubble, lower the heat to medium and cook, stirring often, until thick and fragrant, 15 to 20 minutes. Add a generous amount of pepper, taste and adjust seasonings. Keep warm.
• When the pasta water comes to a boil, add a tablespoon of salt and the pasta. Cook al dente, following the timing directions on the package but checking a minute or two before the time on the package. Remove 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking water and stir it into the mushroom sauce. When the pasta is cooked through but still firm to the bite, remove another 1/2 cup water, drain the pasta and toss with the sauce in the frying pan if possible. If you wish to thin out the sauce or moisten the pasta further, add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water or more of the mushroom soaking liquid. Serve hot; pass the Parmesan at the table.