Mark Strausman's Grilled Mushrooms
- 1 anchovy mashed, or 1 1/2 teaspoons anchovy paste
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 13 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1 pound mushrooms with large caps (portobello, cremini, oyster, shiitake or a mixture)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped Italian parsley
- Preheat the grill.
- Mash the anchovy or anchovy paste with the garlic in a mortar.
- Blend in the lemon juice and olive oil.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper, and set aside.
- Wipe any soil from the mushrooms with a damp paper towel.
- Remove stems from the mushrooms, and discard or set aside for another use, like making stock.
- (It is not necessary to do this with oyster mushrooms.)
- Brush the caps with the vegetable oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Place the caps on the grill, top side down, and grill for a minute or two.
- Give each cap a quarter turn to set crisscross grill marks, and continue grilling another minute.
- Turn the caps over, and grill another minute or two, until a knife can easily pierce the cap.
- Remove the mushrooms from the grill, and arrange them on a plate.
- Beat the dressing to reblend it, and sprinkle it over the warm mushrooms.
- Scatter the parsley on top, and serve.
anchovy mashed, garlic, lemon juice, extravirgin olive oil, salt, mushrooms, vegetable oil, italian parsley
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/3444 (may not work)