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Wild Mushroom Fricassee

There are so many varieties of mushroom so you can go as exotic or run of the mill as you like. It is worth investing in a pot of good dried mixed mushrooms though.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 60 g dried mixed wild mushrooms
  • 250 ml hot water for soaking
  • 1 tbs tamari wheat free soy sauce
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 20 g butter if dairy free use olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp dextrose/glucose powder
  • 1 sprig fresh tarragon
  • 175 g mixed mushrooms roughly chopped such as shiitake and oyster
  • 1 spring onions trimmed and finely sliced
  • 75 g baby spinach
  • 1 tbs double cream if dairy free use coconut cream
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Soak the dried mushrooms in the hot water and tamari for 5 minutes.
  • Drain through a sieve pouring the water into a large frying pan. Squeeze the mushrooms onto the sieve to get all the flavour into the liquid.
  • Scrape the mushrooms from the sieve and add back into the pan.
  • Add the butter, garlic and mustard and bring to the boil.
  • Add the tarragon and dextrose and boil rapidly until liquid is reduced by half.
  • Add the fresh mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Remove the tarragon sprig.
  • Add the spring onion and spinach and cook for a minute until the spinach wilts.
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the cream. And serve!