Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Mushroom Stifatho

Monday, July 22, 2013

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Mushroom Stifatho - Greek; 7 pts plus

* Exported from MasterCook *

Mushroom Stifatho - Greek

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : LowCal (Less than 300 cals) LowFat (Less than 25%)
Vegan

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 Tablespoons butter -- or sunflower oil (but butter is better here)
18 ounces baby onions -- (1 pound + 2 ounces) or shallots (the smaller the better), peeled
1 red bell pepper -- finely diced
18 ounces button mushrooms -- (1 pound + 2 ounces) wiped
4 cinnamon sticks -- to 5 sticks
1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
1 Tablespoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon sugar
2 bay leaves
5 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
2/3 cup red wine
salt -- to taste

Melt the butter in the bottom of saucepan, and toss in the peeled onions.
Cook on high for about 5 minutes, or until they are starting to brown a
little. Add the peppers and mushrooms, and continue to fry for another 5
minutes, then add the cinnamon, pepper, tomato paste, sugar, and bay
leaves. Stir in the vinegar and the wine, bring to a boil, and then cover
the pan and set it to simmer. The cooking liquid should be about level
with the top of the veggies - if it looks a little low, top up with water.

Cook for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally, then season to taste.

Serve with rice. Although I actually eat it on its own, or with a little
dunky bread if I am feeling really hungry.

Serves 4

AuthorNote: Stifatho is basically a Greek stew, infused with half a ton of
cinnamon, made piquant by the addition of vinegar, and awash with wine.
Heady stuff. It is most traditionally made with beef or hare, but this
version sees it prepared with button mushrooms - much nicer.

Cuisine:
"Greek"
Source:
"New Middle Eastern Vegetarian: Modern Recipes from Veggiestan by
Sally Butcher, 2012"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"July 2013"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 256 Calories; 7g Fat (23.0%
calories from fat); 7g Protein; 44g Carbohydrate; 10g Dietary Fiber; 16mg
Cholesterol; 141mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 6 Vegetable; 1
Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 1358 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0