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Wild Mushroom Spetzofai

A meatless take on the Pelion stew: sweet peppers and red onion simmered with oyster, portobello and porcini mushrooms, white wine, tomato and herbs, then sharpened with balsamic and finished with fresh olive oil.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total56 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 120 mlextra-virgin Greek olive oil, half for cooking, half to finish
  • 3large red onions, halved and sliced
  • 6green or red bell peppers, cut into strips 2.5 cm wide
  • 4 clovesgarlic, minced
  • 450 goyster mushrooms, wiped clean and trimmed; oversized ones halved lengthwise
  • 450 gportobello mushrooms, wiped clean and trimmed; each cut into 3 or 4 slices
  • 35 gdried porcini mushrooms, soaked in 360 ml warm water for 15 minutes (or use 115 g fresh porcini, wiped and trimmed)
  • 240 mldry white wine
  • 2 leavesbay leaves
  • 1 tbsptomato paste, diluted in 120 ml water
  • 10 sprigsfresh thyme
  • 2 sprigsfresh rosemary
  • 1½ tbspGreek balsamic vinegar, 1 to 2 tablespoons, as needed
  • to tastesalt
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper
  • 25 gfresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 13 gfresh oregano, chopped

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Sulfites
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Oregano
  • Thyme
  • Rosemary
  • Parsley
  • Bay leaf
  • Black and white pepper
  • Mushrooms (any)
  • Button, cremini and portobello
  • Oyster mushroom
  • Porcini
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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