Author Notes
My parents are vegetarians, so I love finding exciting, unusual vegetable dishes that we can enjoy together. When I saw Smitten Kitchen's take on beef bourguignon, with mushrooms instead of meat, I knew I HAD to try it. I tinkered with the recipe, and came up with a lick-the-bowl-good rainy-day meal that just gets better as it sits. (I used a combination of portobello and brown mushrooms; next time I'll definitely add some shiitakes.) —ieatthepeach
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Ingredients
- For the stew
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10 ounces
pearl onions, peeled
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2 tablespoons
olive oil
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1 tablespoon
butter
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2 pounds
portobello mushroom caps, sliced
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1 pound
brown or shiitake mushrooms, sliced
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2
carrots, diced
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1
fennel bulb, diced
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6-8
garlic cloves, minced
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1 1/2 cups
red wine
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2 tablespoons
tomato paste
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2 cups
vegetable broth
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1/2 teaspoon
dried basil
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1/2 teaspoon
dried thyme
- Finishing touches
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2 tablespoons
softened butter, olive oil, or a combination
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3 tablespoons
all-purpose flour
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juice of
1/2 lemon
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12 ounces
whole-wheat shells or other short pasta
Directions
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Heat 1/2 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp olive oil in a large heavy saucepan or dutch oven over high heat. Add mushrooms and saute 3-4 minutes, just until they begin to darken and shrink. Remove from pot and set aside.
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Lower heat to medium, and add the other 1/2 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp olive oil. Saute carrot and fennel for about 8 minutes, until softened. Add garlic and saute a couple minutes more.
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Pour in wine and deglaze the pot, scraping up any delicious brown bits. Return heat to high and let the wine bubble until it reduces by half.
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Stir in tomato paste, basil, thyme, broth, and the reserved mushrooms, along with any mushroom juice that's accumulated. Bring to boil.
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Turn heat to low and simmer about 20 minutes, or until mushrooms are tender. Add pearl onions and simmer 5 minutes more.
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Combine the softened butter/oil and flour with a fork, whisking to make a smooth paste. Stir the paste into the stew, then simmer 10-15 minutes, or until the stew has thickened to your liking.
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Divide the pasta among six bowls. Stir the lemon juice into the stew, and ladle over the pasta.
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