1 package button mushrooms (sliced) 4-5 dried shitake mushrooms (soaked in warm water and sliced) 1 onion (chopped) 2 T. butter 1/2 cup red wine vinegar 3 T. brown sugar 1 T. chopped ginger 1 t. cayenne pepper salt and black pepper to taste
Saute onion in butter until well browned. Add mushrooms and cook for 1 minute. Add ginger, sugar, cayenne, vinegar and sugar to pan. Cook over medium heat until mushrooms are tender and mixture has thickened. The end result should be moist but without any liquid.
SUPER FRESH GREEN CHUTNEY
6 T. plain yogurt (lowfat or regular; non-fat will not do) about 2 heaping T. of chopped mint leaves about 2 heaping T. of chopped cilantro leaves and stems 1 T. fresh lemon juice 1/3 t. salt 1 t. sugar
Put 2 T. of the yogurt into a blender or Magic Bullet along with: mint, cilantro, lemon juice, salt and sugar. Blend until quite smooth.
In a mixing bowl, stir the blender mixture into the remaining 4 T. of yogurt. Mix very well.
Allow flavors to blend in the refrigerator for at least 45 minutes. Stir again before serving to incorporate any accumulated liquid and taste for possible salt/sugar adjustment.
This chutney will keep for 3 or so days in the refrigerator and the recipe may be doubled or tripled as needed.
The Collective is thrilled to be honored by Restaurant Girl (a/k/a/ author and food guru Danyelle Freeman) as among New York's best pickled products! Chutney is sort of a pickle, as RG explains in the Best Of article found here.