Mushrooms With Sherry Recipe
Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2009
by Roger Wakefield
R Wakefield
This is a recipe for mushrooms that comes from Spain and that will delight any fungus fans in your household.
It serves approximately six, and is good as a side dish or an entree depending on portion sizes.
Mushrooms With Sherry and Walnuts Recipe
You Will Need:
2 T. dairy butter
2 T. sunflower oil
half a cup walnuts (chopped and toasted)
2 T. sherry (dry)
1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon orange peel, finely grated
2 T. parsley (chopped)
Salt
Directions:
In a large skillet blend the oil and butter.
Turn the flame up to medium/hot and transfer the mushrooms to the pan, saute them gently until they are tender.
Now add the sherry, lemon juice, walnuts and citrus peel. Cook the mix for about a minute, stirring well to ensure the mushrooms are covered with the liquid.
Sprinkle with parsley and season with salt before serving.
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Roger is an author and copywriter who provides nutritional information for 'Recipe Ideas', which has over twenty five thousand recipes with specific recipe sections for Chicken Recipes and Vegetarian Recipes and many, many more.
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