mushroom wheat berry sauté
Cuisine: Italian
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 40 mins
Ingredients
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups pre-cooked wheat berry*
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large shallot, diced
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 4 cups chopped white button mushrooms, stems removed
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 6 tablespoons water
  • 6 tablespoons red wine
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable broth powder
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
  1. Bring water to boil in a large saucepan with a pinch of salt. When boiling, add the pre-cooked wheat berry and simmer for 10 minutes until softened. Drain in a sieve and rinse out the saucepan.
  2. Heat olive oil in the saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the shallot and sweat until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the butter and stir until melted.
  3. Add the mushrooms and the soy sauce, increase heat to medium, and cook, stirring often, until the mushrooms release their liquid, about 7 to 10 minutes.
  4. Add the water, red wine and vegetable broth powder and sauté until liquid has evaporated, about 3 to 5 minutes.
  5. Remove the saucepan from the heat and stir in the lemon zest, dried rosemary and dried thyme. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper according to your taste. Serve warm.
Notes
RECIPE ADAPTED FROM: Food Network's Mushroom Wheat Berry Pilaf
*PRE-COOKED WHEAT BERRY: In Switzerland we have a brand called Ebly that produces pre-cooked wheat berry, requiring only 10 minutes of cooking time. If you don't have something similar in your country, cook the wheat berry for 50 to 60 minutes until chewy yet tender.
Recipe by Savormania at http://www.savormania.com/mushroom-wheat-berry-saute/