Blini With Mushroom Caviar
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 shallots, minced
- 1 pound mushrooms, trimmed and finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- Salt
- freshly ground pepper
- 1 14-ounce can chopped tomatoes, with juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 1 batch buckwheat or cornmeal blini
- Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat.
- Add the shallot.
- Cook, stirring, until tender, three to five minutes.
- Add the mushrooms.
- Cook, stirring, until they begin to sweat, and add the garlic, salt and pepper.
- Cook, stirring often over medium heat, for five minutes until the mushrooms are tender and fragrant.
- Add the tomatoes, and bring to a simmer.
- Cover, reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Stir in the lemon juice, and taste and adjust the seasonings.
- There should be very little liquid in the pan.
- If there is, continue to simmer uncovered until most of the liquid has evaporated.
- Stir in the dill, and serve.
extra virgin olive oil, shallots, mushrooms, garlic, salt, freshly ground pepper, tomatoes, lemon juice, dill, batch buckwheat
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013399 (may not work)