Champinones al Ajillo: A Spanish Garlic Mushroom Tapa
A simple recipe for Spanish-style garlic mushrooms served with a pinch of pimenton, parsley and lemon.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 90kcal
Cost: 10
Equipment
- 1 10 inch saute pan or cast iron skillet
Ingredients
- 8 oz Fresh mushrooms ideally milk caps or gurumelos
- 1 tsp Garlic, minced (1 medium clove)
- Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
- 1 Tbsp Thinly sliced Italian parsley to taste
- 1 tiny pinch Pimenton / smoked paprika optional
- 1 wedge Fresh lemon for serving, optional
- 2.5 tablespoon Mild olive oil
Instructions
- Clean the mushrooms of any dirt and grit. I typically washwild mushrooms whole by swishing them in cold water and draining on a towel inthe fridge until I need them.
- Cut the mushrooms into roughly 2 inch pieces, they should beslightly larger than bite-sized as they will shrink while cooking.
- Add a tablespoon of the oil and the mushrooms to the pan,season with a pinch of salt and heat on medium-high heat until the mushroomsare hot and starting to color. When the mushrooms have absorbed the oil, reducethe heat to medium, another tablespoon of oil and continue cooking until themushrooms are well browned.
- Push the mushrooms to the side of the pan, add the last 2teaspoons of oil to the open side of the pan, then add the garlic to it. Breakup the garlic with a spoon so it’s touching the oil and sizzling.
- When the garlic starts to color around the edges, mix themushrooms and garlic together, add the parsley, double check the seasoning forsalt, adjust as needed, add a tiny pinch of pimenton, then spoon into a warmbowl and serve.
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Notes
I'm using wild mushrooms here, but you use just about any mushroom you like. If you use cultivated mushrooms like portobello, crimini / baby bellas, or oyster mushrooms, make sure to cook them down and brown them first so they develop flavor.
Nutrition
Serving: 2oz | Calories: 90kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 3mg | Potassium: 180mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.3mg