Wine Braised Quinoa With Mushrooms In Roasted Tomato Food

QUINOA WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir the mushrooms, onion, and garlic in the hot oil until browned, about 5 minutes; set aside.
• Melt the butter in a pot over medium-high heat. Add the quinoa to the melted butter and let it brown, about 3 minutes. Pour the chicken broth over the quinoa; bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low; simmer 10 minutes. Stir in the sauteed mushroom mixture and cook another 2 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to serve.

BRAISED CHICKEN WITH MUSHROOMS AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat; pat chicken dry, season with salt and pepper and brown on both sides; set aside.
• Reduce heat to medium-low; add onion, garlic, basil and red pepper flakes and saute, stirring, until onion is softened; add mushrooms and salt and pepper and continue cooking and stirring over medium heat until mushrooms are softened.
• Whisk in the wine, broth, tomato paste; add chicken and bring to a boil; reduce heat to a simmer and cook, covered, for 8-12 minutes until cooked through.
• Remove chicken and keep warm; knead butter and flour together and add to skillet, stirring until incorporated and smooth; add sun-dried tomatoes and simmer, stirring, 2-3 minutes until thickened.
• Stir in parsley and pour sauce over chicken; serve immediately.

BEEF BRAISED WITH RED WINE AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Combine porcini mushrooms and 1 cup boiling water in a small bowl. Let stand 30 minutes. Drain mushrooms through a sieve into a bowl, reserving liquid. Chop mushrooms, set aside.
• Sprinkle beef with sapt and pepper. Heat oil to med high in a large dutch oven. Add 1/2 the beef to pan, saute 5 minutes or until lightly browned on all sides. Remove beef from pan with a slotted spoon, place in a bowl. Repeat with remaining beef.
• Add onions to pan, saute 3 minutes or until lightly browned. Add cremini or button mushrooms and carrot. Saute 3 minutes until mushrooms are tender. Add beef, porcini mushrooms and liquid, some salt and pepper, broth and next 4 ingredients (through bay leaves). bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat.
• Simmer 1 1/2 hours until beef is tender, uncover for an additional 20 minutes.
• Combine 1 tbs water and cornstarch in a small bowl, add to pan. Bring to a boil until liquid thickens. Discard thyme sprigs and bay leaves.

SAUTéED MUSHROOMS WITH RED WINE

Steps:

• Melt butter in large frying pan.
• Add sliced mushrooms and sauté over high heat until they squeak and sizzle and are nicely browned.
• Add salt, pepper and red wine.
• Simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add lemon juice and parsley.
• Toss well.