Mushroom Sauté

Serves: 3

Ellsworth Rath

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

43

Sweetness

52

Sourness

43

mins

Prep time (avg)

5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Salt

1 tsp

Black Pepper

Directions:

1

To flute mushrooms: Soak mushrooms in bowl of water and some lemon juice for 5 minutes

2

Hold paring knife by back of blade, not handle

3

Orient the knifepoint to center of mushroom cap

4

Pivot blade into cap on bias

5

Rock mushroom toward you and knife away from you in a smooth, easy motion, beveling out a strip

6

Repeat with remaining mushrooms

7

Preheat broiler

8

Heat butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then cook mushrooms, cap sides down, with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, until golden brown, about 2 minutes

9

Turn mushrooms over with tongs and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, then cook until mushrooms are tender, about 2 minutes more

10

Sprinkle with lemon juice

11

While mushrooms are cooking, arrange bread triangles in a shallow baking pan

12

Broil 5 to 6 inches from heat, turning over once, until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes total (watch carefully)

13

Put 3 toasts on each of 4 plates, then divide mushrooms among them with a slotted spoon

14

Drizzle pan juices over mushrooms and sprinkle with parsley

15

Soak mushrooms in bowl of water and some lemon juice for 5 minutes

16

Hold paring knife by back of blade, not handle

17

Orient the knifepoint to center of mushroom cap

18

Pivot blade into cap on bias

19

Rock mushroom toward you and knife away from you in a smooth, easy motion, beveling out a strip

20

Repeat with remaining mushrooms

21

Preheat broiler

22

Heat butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then cook mushrooms, cap sides down, with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, until golden brown, about 2 minutes

23

Turn mushrooms over with tongs and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper, then cook until mushrooms are tender, about 2 minutes more

24

Sprinkle with lemon juice

25

While mushrooms are cooking, arrange bread triangles in a shallow baking pan

26

Broil 5 to 6 inches from heat, turning over once, until lightly toasted, about 2 minutes total (watch carefully)

27

Put 3 toasts on each of 4 plates, then divide mushrooms among them with a slotted spoon

28

Drizzle pan juices over mushrooms and sprinkle with parsley