Romanian Marinated Mushrooms
Total Time: 45 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 8
- 2 1/2 lbs bite sized mushrooms
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup sliced onion
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 3 bay leaves
- 2 cups canned tomatoes (28-ounce can)
- 1/2 cup red vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
- salt
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar (optional)
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- chopped fresh parsley
Recipe
- 1 saute mushrooms in 1/4 cup olive oil until just tender.
- 2 drain the mushrooms, toss with lemon juice and transfer to a bowl.
- 3 add 2 tbsp oil to the skillet and cook the onions until they begin to turn tranlucent.
- 4 add the garlic and saute for a few more minutes until the onions are golden, but not browned.
- 5 stir in the pepper, thyme, marjoram, and bay leaves and saute for another minute.
- 6 drain the tomatoes and reserve 1/3 cup of juice. coarsely chop the tomatoes and mix them into the onions along with the reserved tomato juice, vinegar, cayenne, salt and sugar.
- 7 simmer on low heat, covered for 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 8 allow the marinade to cool for serveral minutes and then pour it over the mushrooms.
- 9 chill, covered for at least 12 hours. bring the mushrooms to room temperature before serving.
- 10 garnish with lemon wedges and parsley.
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