Russian Mushroom Caviar Food

RUSSIAN MUSHROOM CAVIAR

Steps:

• Trim mushrooms--remove tough ends. Cut into a 1/4-inch dice. If you dice them too small, they'll turn pasty.
• Put butter (or oil) in skillet and turn heat to medium. A minute later, add onion and garlic. Cook till softened, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms. Raise heat to med-high, and cook until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and sour cream. Season with salt and pepper. Garnish with dill.

MUSHROOM CAVIAR

Steps:

• Put the butter in a skillet and turn the heat to medium. A minute later, add the onion and garlic and cook until softened, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms, raise the heat to medium-high, and cook until lightly browned, 10 minutes or so.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice and sour cream. Season with salt and pepper, then garnish with dill and serve.

BLINI WITH MUSHROOM CAVIAR

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the shallot. Cook, stirring, until tender, three to five minutes. Add the mushrooms. Cook, stirring, until they begin to sweat, and add the garlic, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often over medium heat, for five minutes until the mushrooms are tender and fragrant. Add the tomatoes, and bring to a simmer. Cover, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice, and taste and adjust the seasonings. There should be very little liquid in the pan. If there is, continue to simmer uncovered until most of the liquid has evaporated. Stir in the dill, and serve.

RUSSIAN EGGPLANT CAVIAR

Steps:

• Bake eggplant, allow to cool, skin, & mince finely.
• Saute onion & pepper in 1 tb of oil until onion is browned.
• Add adding remaining oil.
• Add tomato paste, stir well & simmer for 5-mins.
• Add vinegar, sugar, salt & pepper & ceggplant.
• Stir well & cook slowly for 30-mins on a low-heat.
• If necessary you may add more oil to prevent mixture from sticking & thus burning.
• Remove from heat, cool to room temp, then refrigerate.
• Serve cold on thinly sliced black bread with butter & freshly chopped onion if desired.

PORTABELLA MUSHROOM CAVIAR

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, warm up 1 teaspoons of olive oil and saute the green onion for 2 minutes. Set aside.
• Heat the remaining oil. Add mushrooms, garlic, and thyme; saute until tender. Don't overcrowd the pan, or mushrooms will be poached. Work in 2 batches.
• Move the green onions and mushrooms to a food processor. Use the pulse button, and process until coarsely chopped(not mushy!). Don't overprocess.
• Return the mushrooms to the pan. Add lemon juice, vinegar, and pepper. Saute over medium high heat until the liquid has evaporated, 1-2 minutes.
• Serve in a small crock as a spread for toast, pita crisps, veggies, lettuce, etc. Enjoy!

MUSHROOM CAVIAR

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet and saute onion for about 1 minute. Add mushrooms, garlic, and nutmeg; continue to saute for 4-5 minutes, until very soft.
• Add vermouth, cook another minute or so, then remove from heat and cool. Stir in mayonnaise, salt and pepper to taste.
• Chill, covered, until ready to serve.