Mushrooms A La Grecque

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tomatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 1 1/3 cups extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/4 cups dry vermouth or 1 1/4 cups dry wine
• 2 shallots, diced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 6 coriander seeds, crushed
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 sprig thyme
• 1 cup mineral water
• 1 lb button mushrooms or 1 lb mushroom
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 pinch sugar
• sea salt
• black pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 wash the mushrooms and set aside.
• 2 put the tomatoes, olive oil, vermouth or wine, shallots, garlic, coriander seeds, bay leaf, thyme, and water in a saucepan and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 3 then put in the mushrooms, and simmer for 10 more minutes, uncovered.
• 4 remove the mushrooms and place in a serving dish.
• 5 boil the liquid until there is only 1 cup.
• 6 take out the bay leaf and thyme.
• 7 add the lemon juice, pinch of sugar, and a few grinds of sea salt and pepper to taste.
• 8 pour liquid over mushrooms; garnish with chopped parsley.
• 9 serve warm, or refrigerate and then serve chilled.
• 10 *youcan use a variety of mushrooms in place of the mushrooms: baby portobellos, crimini, shitake.