Spicy Roasted Mushrooms With Polenta
Updated Nov. 15, 2023
- Total Time
- 45 minutes
- Prep Time
- 15 minutes
- Cook Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- ½cup vegetable oil
- 1cinnamon stick
- 1(1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into thin matchsticks
- 1tablespoon Aleppo pepper flakes or 1 ½ teaspoons crushed red pepper
- 2garlic cloves, finely grated
- 2teaspoons soy sauce
- ½teaspoon cumin seeds, lightly crushed in a mortar and pestle
- ½teaspoon Sichuan peppercorns, lightly crushed in a mortar and pestle
- 12ounces cherry or grape tomatoes
- 5scallions, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces, plus 1 scallion for garnish, thinly sliced at an angle
- Salt
- 1pound mushrooms (any combination of oyster, portobello, trumpet or baby bella mushrooms), cut into ¼-inch strips or slices
- 1¼cups/170 grams quick-cooking polenta
- ¼cup roughly chopped fresh cilantro
Nutritional analysis per serving (4 servings)
466 calories; 30 grams fat; 2 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 20 grams monounsaturated fat; 6 grams polyunsaturated fat; 45 grams carbohydrates; 5 grams dietary fiber; 6 grams sugars; 8 grams protein; 701 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Heat the oven to 475 degrees.
- Step 2
In a small pan, heat ¼ cup of the oil and the cinnamon stick over medium-high for 5 minutes, until the oil is hot and the cinnamon stick is lightly bubbling. Add the ginger, Aleppo pepper flakes, garlic, soy sauce, cumin and Sichuan peppercorns and cook for 30 seconds, then remove from the heat and leave to marinate.
- Step 3
Mix the tomatoes and 1-inch scallion pieces with 1 tablespoon of oil and ¼ teaspoon of salt and roast on a baking sheet for 20 minutes, until lightly charred. Set aside.
- Step 4
While the tomatoes roast, toss the mushrooms with ½ teaspoon salt and the remaining ¼ cup oil and spread on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Set in the oven along with the tomatoes to roast for 15 minutes, turning halfway through, until lightly golden and cooked through. Set aside.
- Step 5
In a medium saucepan, bring 4 ¼ cups water to a boil over high heat. Add the polenta and 1 teaspoon of salt and whisk until the mixture comes back to a boil. Turn the heat down to medium and cook for 2 minutes, whisking regularly, until the mixture has thickened. Remove from the heat and allow to sit for a few minutes.
- Step 6
Remove the cinnamon stick from the chile oil and gently reheat the oil for 1 minute over medium heat, until loosened.
- Step 7
To serve, pour the polenta onto a lipped platter, then scatter the mushrooms and the tomato mixture over. Top with the hot oil, thinly sliced scallions and the cilantro.
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Start the tomatoes roasting, then add the mushrooms 5 minutes later so that both are done at the same time. Apparently tomatoes take a little longer to roast than mushrooms.
I made this tonight. I always follow the recipe the first time to experience what the chef intended. Excellent! I would not change a thing. Fast, easy, and super tasty. Thank you Yotam Ottolenghi
Made this tonight and it was delicious! A keeper, although I added a generous handful of Parmesan to the polenta.
Really had to trust the process on this one 😅 If your stove or oven cooks hot, TURN DOWN THE TEMPERATURE. Otherwise, the scallions will burn and the oil will get too hot and pop everywhere. Just leave the mushrooms to in a little bit longer. Came out much better than I expected!
Interesting flavor combinations, but I am not dying to make it again. It felt like one of those dishes that wanted to be a main, but it was missing some protein, but it's also too big to be a side. I struggled with trying to figure out what protein to add since the flavor profile is so unique.
Made this tonight. Used a mix of oyster and baby bellas. Mushrooms came out of the oven way too oily and slimy - would use far less oil in the future (we measured everything since this was our first time, but yikes on 1/4 cup!). Our first batch of oil + cinnamon turned into a massive smoky disaster, so please start at a lower heat then warm it up, and carefully monitor. We made the error of straining the cinnamon-oil to serve, since it was extremely chunky, but next time we would serve it with all the bits and pieces, as the oil itself hadn’t taken on enough flavor to qualify as even remotely spicy - our error there. A lot of work for not a ton of payoff with this recipe, but we will try again and hope for a better turnout with the mushrooms, since we’ve liked other Ottolenghi mushroom recipes with cinnamon.