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Red Pine Mushrooms

I found these mushrooms on a farmers market a few weeks ago. Never saw or tasted them before and for me that meant buying :) They tuned out pretty well. After all they are called Lactarius deliciosus :) Meaty, not so mushroomy taste. They went very well with the leeks and chestnuts. As the seller explained, they are not to be found year-round, so if you find them, definitely give them a try.

Red Pine Mushroom Fry

Red Pine Mushroom Fry

500 g red pine mushrooms, chopped
1 leek, sliced
2 cloves garlic
150 g Hamburg bacon (streaky bacon that looks like this)
40 g celery root, diced
25 g carrots, diced
100 g roasted chestnuts
salt and pepper to taste
fresh chopped parsley leaves

Fry bacon in a pan until it releases the fat. Remove it from the pan, leaving the fat in and fry leeks and pressed garlic on it. After a few minutes, add celery and carrots and sauté until all the vegetables soften. Add mushroom and stir fry 5-10 minutes. They really don’t take long to be done. Season to taste, and finally, add roasted chestnuts and previously fried bacon and cook a few minutes more. Serve topped with chopped parsley.

For the recipe for roasted chestnuts see this post on Sweet Sensation.

Note: This is my entry for Weekend Herb Blogging, this week hosted by Rinku from Cooking in Wincester.