Buttery Garlic Mushrooms made in red wine is a classic.

Mushrooms are a great source of Vitamin D.  Especially in the monsoons when the sun plays a hide and seek we are unable to soak up the sun’s rays for our body’s daily requirement of the much essential Vitamin D.

Hence we need to come up with a few cooking techniques to increase the intake of Vitamin D.  While cooking wine loses most of it’s alcohol content it also increases the flavour of the dish it is added to.  That becomes a win-win, especially on special occasions when the weather is too gloomy outside, these recipes can brighten up your dinner tables.

Mushrooms make a great ingredient for starters.  They taste good and do not need any elaborate preparation before cooking.  All you have to ensure is that they are wiped clean and thereafter rinsed quickly.  Pat dried and they are ready to use.

These buttery garlic mushrooms are ready in flat 10 minutes and the addition of red wine sauce gives it a well rounded flavour.  You can add thyme, basil, oregano, or just mixed herbs with crushed black pepper and  your side dish for the dinner is ready.

This  could be served over crostini (small pieces of toasted bread)  or buttery pasta along with a glass of  wine for accompaniment.

Also a few handy tips are mentioned at the end of this recipe to give your cooking skills a good boost.

The butter is used to brown the mushrooms and give  it a crispy exterior.

When the wine hits the sizzling pan, it is a real sight and the aroma is out of this world.  We know that mushrooms are good for health right ?  They are loaded with fiber, vitamins, and minerals.  Olive oil is add-on in making this a healthy dish.   Let’s not talk about the butter part – it is used here to give the nuttiness and crispiness to the mushrooms.

Olive oil — just a little oil added to the butter  prevents the butter from burning.  Buttery, garlicky mushrooms, enhanced by red wine and mixed herbs are addictively delicious. Mushrooms have an earthy flavour to them,  the browning in butter enhances the taste further.  The fabulous sauce made with red wine just brings together all the elements and turns into a fabulous dish.

Mushrooms are a good addition to soup.  When the soup is accompanied by a toasted bread.  You could add those extra mushrooms to the toast they make a great light dinner option.  It will make a beautiful Vitamin D rich combination for your family dinner which will have the Mushroom soup and the Mushroom Chilli Toast  both.

In this recipe I have used Shiraz (Fratelli) Wine.

Buttery Garlic Mushrooms in Red Wine

Each serving of 50g contains 118 calories

Ingredients :

• 500 g button mushrooms sliced
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/2 an onion finely chopped
• 2 tbsp red wine
• 2 tsp mixed herbs
• 2 tsp dark soya sauce
• ½ tsp brown sugar
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh coriander
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method :

• Heat the butter and oil in a large pan or skillet over medium-high heat.
• Sauté the chopped garlic and onions until softened will take about 3 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and cook for about 4-5 minutes until golden on the edges.
• Pour in the wine, brown sugar and dark soya sauce and cook for 2 minutes
• Further cook till the red wine sauce reduces and caramelizes.
• Add mixed herbs and cook for a further 30 seconds, until fragrant.
• Season with salt and pepper (to your taste).
• Sprinkle with chopped coriander and serve warm.

These delicious Mushrooms are best served hot on toasted and crispy garlic bread.

Handy Tips : 

• • Wipe each mushroom over with a damp paper towel.  Take time to do this –  one mushroom at a time.
  • Then lightly rinse mushrooms under cold water and thoroughly pat dry with paper towel.
  • Mushrooms absorb water like a sponge so avoid leaving them in water for a long time.
  • Soaked mushrooms won’t brown during cooking.