Mushroom Spread
Mushrooms are 90% water, and until it has evaporated they are not frying but stewing. That is why mushroom spread so often turns out pale and wet. Keep them in the pan until they shrink to a third and begin to brown — that is when the roasted, nutty flavour appears.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Rest
- 1 h
- Total
- 1 h 40 min
- Servings
- 6
- Level
- Easy
- Per serving
- 150 kcal
Ingredients
Makes: about 400 g, 6 portions
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Method
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Step 1: Get the pan hot
Mushrooms only go into a properly hot pan with oil. On a lukewarm one they release their juice immediately and stew.
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Step 2: Drive off the water
Fry 12–15 minutes, stirring occasionally. They give up a lot of water first; once it has gone they finally start to brown.
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Step 3: Add the onion
Add it and cook 8 minutes more until soft and golden, with the garlic and thyme for the last minute.
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Step 4: Cool it
Tip everything into a bowl and let it cool 10 minutes. Hot mixtures steam and spit in a blender.
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Step 5: Blitz with the walnuts
Pulse the mushrooms with the toasted nuts and lemon juice, leaving some texture. The nuts supply the richness that butter would give.
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Step 6: Let it rest
Season and chill an hour. Cold, it is firmer and tastes more definite.
Tips & variations
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Tip
Do not wash mushrooms under the tap — they absorb it. Wipe them with a damp cloth, or rinse fast and dry at once.
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Tip
A handful of dried porcini (15 g) soaked in 100 ml of boiling water and chopped transforms this. Cook the soaking liquid down with the mushrooms.
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Variation
A dairy version: 80 g of butter instead of oil and a spoon of sour cream — milder and creamier.
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Storage
Four days in the fridge under a film of oil. Freezes in portions for two months — unlike dairy spreads, this one takes freezing well.
Nutrition
| 1 serving | Whole dish 6 servings | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 150 kcal | 900 kcal |
| Protein | 4 g | 24 g |
| Fat | 12 g | 72 g |
| Carbohydrates | 6 g | 36 g |
Approximate values calculated from standard ingredient data.
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