Monday, 7 November 2011

Sauteed Mushrooms on a bed of spinach and raisins

Ingredients

Sauteed Mushrooms

  • 100 g of button mushrooms
  • 1/2 red onion
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 2 tsp of soy sauce 
  • 1 tomato ( chopped finely) 
  • 1/2 tsp of chili powder 
  • salt to taste
  • sunflower oil or any neutral cooking oil
For the spinach

  • A handful of spinach leaves
  • rock salt
  • ice water
Raisins for garnish ( soak them in cold water for 30 minutes)

Method
  • Dice the onion, garlic and tomato finely and saute them in oil until they are golden and soft and set aside 
  • next dice the mushrooms into thins strands and cook them in oil until they become soft and tender, add the soy sauce, chili powder and salt.
  • next add in the sauteed  onion garlic and tomatoes and mix them and cook for another 2 - 3 minutes so that all the flavors are combined 
next bring some water to the boil and add in rock salt ( abt 1 tsp) add the spinach in (leaf only) and cook for 30 seconds, drain of the water and submerge them in the ice water (this will stop the cooking process) 

To serve place the spinach in a swirl and place 2 tbs full of mushrooms on top and sprinkle them with the soaked raisins