This recipe was originally developed by Otto Holzbauer (Deutsch Beneschau), who must have owned or worked for MO-NA Food, the First Canadian Wild Mushroom Company. The original recipe called for oyster mushrooms, but my budget could only fit for white Prairie, Crimini, and Portabello mushrooms. The recipe called for 1 kg of mushrooms, but I had used 800 grammes. According to Otto, when this recipe is thinned down, it makes a tasty soup.
1 onion, chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
2 L (8 cups) water –> I used 7.5 cups
1 kg (2 lb) fresh oyster mushrooms sliced
2 chicken bouillon cubes
1 tbsp caraway seed
pepper
salt
2 tbsp cornstarch
250 ml (1 cup) heavy cream
- Saute onion in oil. Add water, mushrooms and spices. Simmer for 20 minutes.
- Mix the cornstarch with a small amount of (cold) water and add to the goulash. Simmer 5 minutes to thicken, then add the cream.
- Boil for 2 more minutes to make it into a creamy consistency.
- Serve with noodles, potatoes or as a gravy with meat.
There you have it! My Halloween potluck dish: Fungi Ghoul.
Oh, my. I can almost smell this dish. Fluffy dumplings with this would make it a gourmet dish! Mm Mm Mm.