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Cape Malay Mushrooms With Butter Bean Mash Recipe

Enjoy this Cape Malay Mushrooms with Butter Bean Mash recipe.

This recipe serves 4.

Ingredients

Butter bean mash:

Brown butter sultanas:

  • 4 Tbsp butter
  • 100g sultanas
  • 4 Tbsp sherry vinegar
  • Handful fresh curry leaves

Mushrooms:

  • 500g mixed cultivated mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 Tbsp Cape Malay curry powder / spice mix
  • 1 red onion, sliced thinly into little petals

To serve:

Method

For the butter bean mash:

  1. Boil or steam the sweet potatoes until very tender.
  2. Add the sweet potatoes, butter beans, and garlic powder to a food processor.
  3. Pulse until chunky.
  4. Pour in the olive oil and lemon juice and season well with salt and pepper.
  5. Pulse until smooth.
  6. Add a little water if you need more liquid to achieve a nice consistency.
  7. Scrape into a saucepan and heat just before serving.

For the brown butter sultanas:

  1. Cook the butter in a small frying pan over medium heat until the foam subsides and butter is golden brown.
  2. Immediately transfer butter to a bowl.
  3. Add the sultanas and vinegar and mix.
  4. Keep in a warm place until serving.

For the curry leaves:

  1. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a small frying pan.
  2. When hot, add the curry leaves.
  3. Swirl them around the oil and cook for about a minute until they crisp at the edges.
  4. Remove from the oil with a slotted spoon and place on paper towel to crisp up for serving.

For the mushrooms:

  1. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large frying pan (add the oil you cooked the curry leaves in to add flavour).
  2. When hot, add the mushrooms.
  3. Sprinkle with curry powder and season with salt and pepper.
  4. When the mushrooms are golden brown add the onion.
  5. Cook until the onion is just tender but still has a nice little bite to it.

To serve:

  1. Serve the mushrooms on a bed of warm butter bean mash.
  2. Spoon over some brown butter sultanas.
  3. Finish with crispy curry leaves and enjoy!

Cape Malay Mushrooms With Butter Bean Mash Recipe Notes

This Cape Malay Mushrooms With Butter Bean Mash Recipe is courtesy of the South African Mushroom Farmers’ Association (SAMFA), a group of farmers who grow and love mushrooms.

They share their passion by promoting all varieties of mushrooms, creating unique recipes that showcase the many flavour profiles of mushrooms, and engaging in charity campaigns that make the world a better place.

Why mushrooms?

These powerful little foods are packed with nutrients and fibres, have very few calories, and are an excellent source of plant protein. If spiced right, they even make a great meat replacement!

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We’ve shared dozens of SAMFA recipes, which you can access in our full Recipes Archive. You may just find your next delicious meal there!

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