Mushroom and Chestnut Bourguignon

Mushroom and Chestnut Bourguignon

  • Prep Time30 min
  • Cook Time1 hr 20 min
  • Total Time1 hr 50 min
  • Yield6 Servings
  • Course
  • Cooking Method
    • Indirect/Direct in Griddle Pan

Ingredients

  • A little oil for browning
  • 450g small chestnut mushrooms or button mushrooms, left whole
  • 175 g cooked chestnuts, sliced in half
  • 300g Chantonnay carrots (or regular carrots chopped into large chunks)
  • 24 small shallots, peeled and left whole
  • 2 cloves of garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp caraway seeds
  • 300 ml hot vegetable stock
  • 1 tsp Marmite (or Vegemite).
  • 1/2 tsp brown miso paste
  • 400ml red burgundy wine (you can substitute another red wine)
  • 2 heaped tbsp tomato purée
  • 4 tbsp brandy
  • 2-3 tsp unrefined sugar
  • 4 heaped tsp cornflour mixed to a slurry with a few drops of water
  • A bunch of thyme tied with string
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method

1

Clean the mushrooms and place in a bowl. Pour over the wine and leave to stand overnight or for a few hours, giving them a stir once or twice (marinating the mushrooms is optional).

2

Set up your BBQ to have direct and indirect zones. Prepare your carrots and pop them in a bowl. Add a tiny bit of oil, salt and pepper and massage the carrots to coat. Place on a baking tray and roast indirectly in the BBQ using some fruit wood chips or chunks for smoke for 20-25 minutes until cooked and set aside.

3

Using the Weber GBS Dutch Oven or a heatproof saucepan suitable for the BBQ, brown the shallots over a high heat (direct zone) using a little oil. You’re just looking for colour on them here, you don’t need to cook them through. Remove them from the pan and set aside.

4

Remove the mushrooms from the wine (reserve the wine for later), pat them dry with kitchen paper and then add to the hot pan. Fry off the mushrooms for a few minutes and while this is happening dissolve the marmite and miso paste in the hot stock.

5

Add the shallots to the mushrooms along with the garlic and caraway seeds and fry gently for another minute. Now add the chestnuts, stock, brandy, thyme and 200ml of the wine marinade. Bring to the boil and then move to the indirect side of the BBQ, close the lid and simmer until the shallots are tender. You can cover the pan or leave it uncovered if you want to infuse more smoke into the casserole.

6

Add more of the wine and a little water if you think it needs it, but remember that the wine will need to cook out, so check this early on.

7

Add the carrots to the pan and taste for seasoning, adding a good grinding of black pepper and salt if needed. Stir in the cornflour slurry and simmer until the sauce has thickened.

8

Serve with greens and creamy mashed potatoes.

Recipe by Kelly Bramill of Chickpeas and Charcoal

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‘Style Your Own’ Bean Burger

‘Style Your Own’ Bean Burger

  • Prep Time15 min
  • Cook Time10 min
  • Total Time25 min
  • Yield4 Servings
  • Cooking Method
    • Direct on Plancha or Griddle

Ingredients

Foundation Ingredients

  • 1 tin of chickpeas, drained.
  • 1 tin of any other bean you fancy (kidney, black, mixed, cannelini, borlotti etc), drained & rinsed.
  • 3 tbsp plain flour.
  • Salt and pepper to taste.

Style Your Own

  • Choose one from each category…
  • A handful of any soft herb (coriander, parsley, basil, tarragon, chives, mint, sage, oregano, fresh thyme – leaves only if stalks are woody)
  • A tbsp of paste or puree (tomato, roasted garlic, sun dried tomato, thai curry, chipotle, harissa, tahini, red or green pesto, achiote, or even ripe avocado)
  • 2 tsp dried herbs, spices, rub or any other flavouring you fancy that compliment the flavours of whichever herbs and spice paste you’ve chosen.
  • A bit of heat (optional) in the form of dried chilli flakes. Less if using powder.
  • Citrus. Lemon or lime work really well with a lot of herb and spice combinations. Zest and juice of 1 of your chosen fruit works well.

Method

1

Put all the ingredients in a food processor and blitz to combine. It’s nice to keep a bit of texture, so pulse until you get the desired consistency, you want the mix to form easily into a ball. Check seasoning – the raw mix is perfectly safe to taste.

2

Shape the mix into 4 large patties, using wet hands helps, and lay on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Pop the patties in the fridge to firm up for an hour or so. You can freeze the patties at this point for cooking at a later date or make ahead the day before.

3

Fry the patties on a medium to high heat in a little oil until golden on each side without moving them too much until a light crust has formed. Move them to a lower temperature or indirect area and finish cooking – around 10 minutes.

4

Serve on a toasted bun with your favourite accompaniments.

Here are a few examples of flavour combinations to add to your foundation mix.

• Fresh basil, sun dried tomato paste, 2 tsp of garlic granules (or fresh is good here), lemon zest and juice.
• Fresh coriander, chipotle paste, 2 tsp jerk seasoning, chilli flakes, lime zest and juice.
• Fresh mint, harissa paste, 2 tsp finely chopped preserved lemon.
• Fresh thyme, roasted garlic puree, 2 tsp cajun seasoning, lime zest and juice.
• Fresh chives, your favourite BBQ sauce/marinade, 2 tsp smoked paprika/BBQ rub, clementine zest and juice.
• Fresh tarragon, wholegrain mustard, 2 tsp garlic granules, lemon zest and juice.
• Fresh parsley, pesto, 2 tsp vegan parmesan, lemon zest and juice.

Recipe kindly supplied by Kelly at Chickpeas & Charcoal

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