Recipe by Gil Marks

Romanian Mushrooms in Tomato Sauce (Fricasse de Ciuperci)

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Romanian Mushrooms in Tomato Sauce (Fricasse de Ciuperci)
Parve Parve
Easy Easy
4 Servings
Allergens

No Allergens specified

1 Hour
Diets
- Vegetarian - Vegan - Pescatarian - Gluten Free - Low Carb

Mushroom stews are common in many parts of Europe.  As with much of Romanian cooking, this one reflects the synthesis of Ashkenazic and Sephardic influences.

Ingredients

Main ingredients

  • 1 pound button, crimini, or other mushrooms

  • 3 tablespoons Bartenura Olive Oil or vegetable oil

  • 1 medium onion, chopped

  • 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced or 2-3 cubes Gefen Frozen Garlic

  • 3/4 teaspoon paprika

  • 2 cups (about 1 pound) peeled, seeded, and chopped plum tomatoes

  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano or 1 and 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano

  • about 1 and 1/4 teaspoons salt

  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar

  • 1/2 cup Alfasi Cabernet Sauvignon or other dry red wine

  • about 1/4 teaspoon crushed chili flakes or 1 dried red chili

Directions

Prepare the Stew

1.

If using small mushrooms, leave whole. If using large ones, slice into large pieces with the stems intact.

2.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and sauté until soft and translucent, five to 10 minutes.

3.

Add the mushrooms and sauté until slightly tender, about 15 minutes.

4.

Add the tomatoes, oregano, salt, and sugar, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes.

5.

Add the wine and chili and simmer until the mushrooms are tender and the sauce thickens, about 20 minutes.

Notes:

Serve warm as an accompaniment to mamaliga (cornmeal mush) or pasta when served during the year. Kashrut Instructions (Courtesy of OU Kosher) Aphids, thrips and other insects may often be found on the leaves and stems of fresh herbs such as chives, basil, cilantro, dill, mint, oregano, parsley, rosemary, sage, and thyme. Insects tend to nestle in the crevices between the leaves and branches of herbs. These insects can curl up and stick to the leaf once they come in contact with water.   Recommendation for home preparation: In order to determine if a particular bunch of herbs is infested prior to washing, bang it several times over a white cloth. This is most important when checking oregano, rosemary, sage and thyme. If only one or two insects are found proceed with the steps below. If three or more insects are detected in a particular bunch of herbs it should not be used.   Inspection: Soak herbs in a solution of cold water and vegetable wash. The proper amount of vegetable wash has been added when some bubbles are observed in the water. (In the absence of vegetable wash, several drops of concentrated unscented liquid detergent may be used. However, for health reasons, care must be taken to thoroughly rinse off the soapy solution.)
•  Agitate the herbs in the soapy water, in order to loosen the sticking excretion of the bugs.
• Using a heavy stream of water, thoroughly wash off the soap and other foreign matter from the herbs.
• Check both sides of each leaf under direct light.
• If one or two insects are found, rewash the herbs.
• If any insects are found after repeating the agitation process twice, the entire bunch must be discarded.   Please Note: Curly leaf parsley is very difficult to check. It is therefore recommended that only flat leaf parsley be used.

Recipe tags

dry wine gluten free Jewish cuisine jewish food mushrooms stew tomatoes
Romanian Mushrooms in Tomato Sauce (Fricasse de Ciuperci)

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