Recipes

Here’s something that will surprise nobody: at Touchwood Mushrooms HQ, we love cooking with mushrooms. Read on for a round-up of some of our favourite mushroom recipes.

Tender, fall apart chunks of beef with mushrooms in the most incredible gravy ever. The secret ingredient - Dried Porcini Mushrooms! They add a savoury earthiness that can't be replicated and takes this pie to the next level. Ingredients ∙ Serves 6 Meat 200 g Bacon 1 kg Chuck beef Produce 2 Bay leaves, fresh or dried 4 Carrot 1 Celery 2 Garlic cloves 1 Onion 20 g Porcini mushrooms, dried slices 300 g Swiss brown mushrooms 3 sprigs Thyme Refrigerated 1 Egg yolk Canned goods 2 cups Beef stock Baking & spices 1/3 cup Flour Oils & vinegars 1...

INGREDIENTS  ¼ CUP (10G) DRIED PORCINI MUSHROOMS  ¼ CUP (60ML) BOILING WATER 1 TABLESPOON EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL 1 ONION, FINELY CHOPPED 1 CLOVE GARLIC, CRUSHED ½ CUP (100G) ARBORIO RICE 2 CUPS (500ML) CHICKEN STOCK 50G UNSALTED BUTTER 1 CUP (35G) FINELY GRATED PARMESAN SEA SALT AND CRACKED BLACK PEPPER  ½ CUP (75G) PLAIN (ALL-PURPOSE) FLOUR 2 CUPS (140G) PANKO (JAPANESE) BREADCRUMBS  3 EGGS, BEATEN 8 CHERRY BOCCONCINI, HALVED  VEGETABLE OIL, FOR DEEP-FRYING LEMON WEDGES AND AIOLI, TO SERVE  METHOD  Place the mushrooms and water in a small bowl and set aside for 5 minutes to soak. Finely chop...

Yesterday I was looking at pictures of beef and drooling. Woah, woah, woah! Before anyone freaks out, let me explain. I often find inspiration for my recipe from animal-product filled recipes. It’s not the meat that is making me drool, (that part is a real turn off for me). It’s the idea I have in my head about how I can achieve similar textures and flavours. The chew, the crispiness, the umami, the juiciness. All that deliciousness but made blissfully vegan. That’s what I am drooling over, my imagination.   So when I stumbled upon a few recipes for sesame beef, my...