Marinated Portobello Mushrooms

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These Spanish marinated portobello mushrooms over steamed potatoes are incredible. This is pure comfort food. So rustic and delicious, and super easy.

I got the recipe for these marinated portobello mushrooms from my dear friends Karen and Andrew that was inspired by the lessons they learned from their adventures writing The Vegetarian Flavor Bible. Here’s the story:

“A few years ago while visiting the winery Bodegas Farina in the Toro region of Spain, we fell in love with an earthy, rustic one-pot dish they served us for lunch while tasting a number of their wonderful wines. The original dish called for pork ribs marinated in Spanish smoked paprika, dried oregano, cumin, bay leaf, and fresh parsley, stewed with potatoes that have been coarsely broken up. (You can find the original recipe on p. 110 of Penelope Casas’ cookbook La Cocina de Mama.)

After we switched to a plant-based diet in May 2012, this was one of the beloved dishes we most feared having to live without. However, instead of ribs, we now use Portobello mushrooms in the dish instead, and find we love it just as much – and even prefer its new lightness.

This is one of the examples from which we learned a key lesson of The Vegetarian Flavor Bible: that the flavor profile of any given dish isn’t necessarily rooted in its “main ingredient” but rather in its vegetables, herbs and spices. As the flavor profile of Spanish cuisine on page 474 of the book indicates, its essential flavors are rooted in ingredients like garlic, olive oil, and smoked paprika — not in meat.”

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Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg have won every prestigious cookbook award or The Flavor Bible, and their vegetarian follow-up is just as brilliant. It’s the answer to my plant-based prayers! A book that is “The Essential Guide To Culinary Creativity with Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, Legumes, Nuts, Seeds, and More, Based On The Wisdom Of Leading American Chefs.”

I want to travel around with Karen and Andrew! They get to travel to speak to the best chefs in the world and compile a book using all of their brilliant tips and ideas. This is an extraordinary encyclopedia of ingredients. Every single plant-based ingredient is listed with the flavor profile, what it is, techniques for preparing and using it, key dishes that it is used in, a comprehensive list of which other ingredients and flavor pair best with it (best pairing appear in caps and bolded for easy reference), and the ultimate flavor pairings.

This is not a cookbook. It’s the ultimate cook’s companion. There are other treasures in this book like all of the lovely quotes and anecdotes about the various ingredients from famous chefs, calendar of notable events in vegetarian history.

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Marinated Portobello Mushrooms

These Spanish marinated portobello mushrooms over steamed potatoes are incredible. This is pure comfort food. So rustic and delicious, and super easy.

Prep Time 45 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Servings 4

Author Tess Masters

Ingredients

marinade:

1 1/2 tablespoons smoked paprika
4 minced garlic cloves
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
3 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 large bay leaf
Celtic sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

portobellos:

6 large Portobello mushrooms
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

potatoes:

3 1/2 pounds peeled and roughly chopped yellow potatoes
1 quart/liter vegetable broth
3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon Celtic sea salt, plus more to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin, plus more to taste
Finely chopped flat-leaf parsley

Instructions

In a large bowl, add the marinade ingredients above and whisk together. Add Portobello mushrooms and coat. Cover with plastic wrap, and marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
Sear the marinated mushrooms in hot olive oil, 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Then add the potatoes, vegetable stock, smoked paprika, cumin, and salt, and simmer, uncovered, until tender. Add paprika, cumin, and salt to taste.
Ladle mushrooms and potatoes into serving bowls. Reduce sauce over high heat for 2 to 3 minutes to thicken, and spoon over mushrooms and potatoes. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley.
Serve in shallow bowls with crusty bread.

Recipe Notes

Adapted from Penelope Casas’s recipe, adapted from Bodegas Farina, from The Flavor Bible copyright 2014 Andrew Dornenburg and Karen Page published by Little, Brown and Company.
Photo by Trent Lanz and styling by Alicia Buszczak

Comments

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Morris9
February 8, 2015 at 6:02 pm

Can you please clarify the size of the mushrooms? By large, do you mean the very large caps that can be used as a burger substitute? Or possibly the somewhat larger mushrooms that you can use to “stuff?” Another option might be simply buying an 8 oz package of the smaller to use? Thank you! Recipe looks delicious.

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1. The Blender Girl
  February 16, 2015 at 6:02 pm
  
  I used the large ones that can be used for burger buns. Enjoy!
  
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Laura ~ Raise Your Garden
February 9, 2015 at 4:02 am

These mushrooms look absolutely fantastic. I only started eating mushrooms about 6 months ago and I’m so glad I did! So healthy. And low calorie. And they are great for hyperglycemic people like me and my crazy blood sugar!

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1. The Blender Girl
  February 16, 2015 at 6:02 pm
  
  Great. Enjoy!
  
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Niki
February 28, 2015 at 3:02 pm

Are the measurements for the marinade correct? It seems to me that 3 tablespoons of olive oil for 6 large mushrooms would not be enough

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1. The Blender Girl
  March 13, 2015 at 9:03 am
  
  You can easily use more olive oil if you need it. Enjoy!
  
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tom west
March 1, 2015 at 10:03 am

ah what the hell…make it 6!lets go crazy vegans!!woohoo

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1. The Blender Girl
  March 13, 2015 at 9:03 am
  
  Ha! Enjoy!
  
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Casey
April 29, 2015 at 4:04 pm

This looks so amazing! I love mushrooms! Have to make this ASAP

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1. The Blender Girl
  May 10, 2015 at 2:05 pm
  
  Me too! Enjoy 🙂
  
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Taylor
May 28, 2015 at 12:05 pm

Wow. Just Wow! Being a vegetarian in Spain was difficult, I wish they had severed this everywhere :). Can’t wait to try.

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1. The Blender Girl
  January 26, 2016 at 10:01 am
  
  Enjoy!
  
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