I love marinated mushrooms! So much so that when the olive bar where I usually got them decided to change the recipe they were using, I researched the subject, and went on to try 4 diffrerent recipes, and was not satisified with any of them. So I borrowed from 2 of them, and based of what I knew I liked, and created my own version. Here’s the result of my experiment and I’m quite happy about the result.
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 cup of vinegar
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped red bell pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon mustard seeds.
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon whole black peppers
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 2 gloves of garlic, sliced or chopped.
- 1 pound of whole mushrooms (small to medium size)
Total time: 25 minutes
Ready the next day.
Brush the the mushrooms and wash them. Cut a 1/2 of the stem off. Combine everything but the mushrooms into a pan and bring to a boil. Add the mushrooms and boil covered for 10 minutes. Refrigerate overnight. Serve as an apetizer or as part of an antipasti plate.
To avoid wasting the rest of the red bell pepper, why not make marinated red bell peppers at the same time?
Looking for an alternative to marinated mushrooms? Try Mushrooms a la grecque.
April 14th, 2006 at 12:41 am
This looks like it is easy to do and tasty! I’m going to try it and let you know how it goes.
April 14th, 2006 at 9:13 pm
Thank you, Julie. Let me know if you have any suggestion on how to improve this recipe. I’m always on the lookout for something tasty!
April 22nd, 2006 at 1:57 pm
Hello I am wondering how long marinated mushrooms last in the fridge? They were opened quite a while ago, maybe a year ago.. I know sounds gross but I was hospitalized for a while and stopped eating stuff like that… for some reason I never tossed them out!! They still look fine with a thick layer of cold OIL on the top…. I know I should just toss them out but I love them so much I just wanted to try one….haahahhahahaha
April 22nd, 2006 at 11:36 pm
sal,
a year sounds a bit old. I would not risk it! You mention that this something that you opened, so it is a can or preserve of some sort, which probably include many preservatives. But once opened, they tend to not be so effective. For a vinegar based recipe, I would not be concerned with several weeks, but I’m not so sure with oil based. Really, if you really intent on trying, trust your nose and eye. If they don’t look or smell right, they probably are not…
February 24th, 2007 at 2:28 am
I agree with Sal. My saying (it’s relevant to food and shopping) is “If in doubt - go without!”
A few dollars lost over some mushrooms is better than a few days lost over the toilet bowl.
May 11th, 2007 at 5:34 am
hi,thank for the recipe for some idee more garlic wuld be good some hot pepper without seed for a different taste i was wondering for the lenght of time did you trie for 8 minute i do not wash mushroom they a to delicate in taste brushing is good the wonderfool aroma
of mushroom is not delute with agua.
gracie.