Ganga on Nostr: This stuffed mushroom dish is an #Ottolenghi recipe from his book Ottolenghi. I ...

This stuffed mushroom dish is an #Ottolenghi recipe from his book Ottolenghi. I serendipitously came across it while browsing one evening when I had a couple of flat mushrooms in the fridge, barley in the pantry and feta from the Afghan shop. There was parsley and thyme in the garden, so this seemed to be the perfect use for the mushrooms.

I also had wine! It is a rare occurrence, but was perfect for this dish. The mushrooms were slowly braised in the oven in wine, stock, butter and thyme, to become achingly soft, fragrant and highly flavoursome. The stuffing was barley, feta, preserved lemon, garlic and herbs. It is an unusual stuffing for mushrooms, but one that is divine and perfect against the soft ‘shrooms. They mended my heart a little, just for a moment.

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