Have you ever romanticized a perfect winter evening with your favorite book and a cozy dish to go with it ??? Well, I always have! And about a few months back, I made this amazing Mushroom dish and have been working on it ever since.
This one is an absolute favorite dish at my home, plus it so so easy and quick to make. Today, I bring to you Vegan Mushroom Stroganoff.
If you are a mushroom fan, look no further! If you don't really like mushrooms all that much, do give this one a try and I hope it changes your view. For this dish goes easily with tons of foods and you can enjoy it on it's own too. It has a neutral food palate and is a refreshing delight from the usual spicy food especially if you are spicy food lover like I am. Though not on the spicy side, I dare not doubt it's flavor for it is indeed rich and creamy and extremely flavorful; allowing the natural flavor of mushrooms to shine too
In this recipe, I have used button mushrooms but you can use whichever kind you prefer. If you want to insure the absolute best texture, I advice you use a variety of mushrooms to make this dish. That would be heavenly. However, that wasn't at my disposal and as I wanted to introduce this recipe before the winter passes I had to make do with what was available.
INGREDIENTS :
10-15 medium/large sliced button mushrooms
1 finely chopped onion
15 finely chopped garlics
oil
salt
black pepper
paprika
thyme (or other herbs)
plant based milk (preferably coconut milk)
mayonnaise / cashew cream / coconut cream (optional)
coriander
RECIPE :
1. Start by placing the pan on low flame and add the sliced mushrooms to it. Do not add any oil in this step, we are going to allow the mushrooms to cook in their own fat. This will bring out their best flavor and is a crucial step.
2. Keep stirring them constantly. After a few minutes, you will see the mushrooms have started leaving water. When this happens go ahead and add the onion. Keep stirring and cook the onions till slightly translucent on medium flame.
3. Next, add garlic and keep stirring for 2-3 minutes. Now, it's time to add oil to this. 1 tbsp oil will be enough. Keep stirring until you see the mushrooms have shrunk in size.
4. Time to add spices - 1/2 tbsp salt, 1/2 tbsp black pepper and 1/4 tsp paprika. Mix this well. Then add any herbs of choice and combine.
5. Now, pour 4 tbsp of any plant based milk of your choice into this. Preferably use coconut milk as it adds to the creamy texture and provides richness to the dish.
6. Add some mayonnaise or any vegan cream of choice to this. You can use coconut cream to maintain the flavor or make you own cashew cream at home. This is an optional step but I highly recommend it.
7. Lastly, garnish with coriander leaves and you are ready to serve (and eat!).
There you have it. My most favorite, hearty and happy meal recipe. Like always, I am going to share a ways in which I like to enjoy this.
With mashed potatoes :
Now, make sure you are using excellent boiled potatoes; which is such an exemplary vegetable (pardon my 'Pride and Prejudice' reference, I am a little too obsessed). I made the basic mashed potatoes and served mushroom stroganoff on top.
With rice :
I usually like to have this with rice and sometimes add extra veggies as per choice. These are some occasions when I enjoyed this dish and rice with little variations.
I hope you are keeping safe. Do try out this recipe and let me know how you like it or any other suggestions.
See ya, later!
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