Mediterranean Mushrooms and Vegetables

Mediterranean Mushrooms and Vegetables 

Ingredients:

Dried Blue Oyster Mushrooms 2 oz

Water hot 6 cp 

Olive oil (or clarified butter) 2 cp

Onions 6 oz

Red peppers 6 oz

Orange Pepper 6 oz

Yellow pepper 6 oz

Zucchini 6 oz

Summer Squash 6 oz

Garlic minced 4 tbs

Salt 1 tbs

Black pepper ½ tsp 

Madeira wine ½ cp

Crushed Tomato ½ 

Fresh Basil Chopped 

Parmesan/Romano Cheese (optional)

Procedure:

Put dried mushrooms in a bowl.

Pour hot over the top enough water pushing down with a spoon.

Rehydrate till tender, approx. 15-20 min.

Remove mushrooms from the liquid and set liquid aside.

Rough Chop mushrooms 

Pour oil in a saucepan

Add chopped mushrooms, onions, peppers, zucchini, squash, garlic, salt, and pepper to the pan and stir fry or sauté, to caramelize. 

Add Madeira Wine deglaze the pan, add ½ of the broth that was set aside from rehydration, sauté for 3-5 minutes, until the squash is tender.

Mix in basil at the very end for full flavor! 

Taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed. 

Great! Served with some grated cheese.