Mushroom ragu with polenta recipe

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Mushroom ragu with polenta recipe

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This hearty mushroom ragu and polenta recipe combines meaty mushrooms with creamy, Parmesan-laced polenta to create a comforting, Italian-inspired main course. If you're looking for some autumn comfort food to curl up with as the weather turns, this polenta with mushroom ragu recipe is just the thing. To make this dish vegan, swap the butter for a dairy-free alternative and leave out the parmesan.
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This hearty mushroom ragu and polenta recipe combines meaty mushrooms with creamy, Parmesan-laced polenta to create a comforting, Italian-inspired main course. If you're looking for some autumn comfort food to curl up with as the weather turns, this polenta with mushroom ragu recipe is just the thing. To make this dish vegan, swap the butter for a dairy-free alternative and leave out the parmesan.
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45MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
4
10 g
M&S dried porcini mushrooms
1 pack
M&S Collection British Lion’s Mane mushrooms
150g per pack
1 pack
M&S British chestnut mushroom
300g per pack
250 g
M&S prepared frozen soffritto mix
3 cloves
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, minced
1
M&S red wine flavour pot
250 ml
M&S Collection Chianti classico riserva
1 sprig
rosemary
1 sprig
thyme
1 tsp
Marmite®
250 g
polenta
20 g
M&S Remarksable Value salted butter
10 g
flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped
50 g
M&S 18-month aged Parmigiano Reggiano
or vegetarian alternative
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step 1
Place the dried porcini (10 g) in a small, heatproof bowl and pour over 100ml boiling water. Set aside.
step 2
Roughly chop or tear the lion’s mane mushrooms (1 pack) and chestnut mushrooms (1 pack). Heat a splash of oil in a large casserole over a medium-high heat and add the mushrooms. Cook, shaking the pan now and again, for 7-10 minutes, until deeply browned. Season with salt and pepper, then remove from the pan and set aside.
step 3
In the same pan, add a splash more oil and add the soffritto mix (250 g). Cook for 5-7 minutes, until soft, then add the garlic (3 cloves) and cook for a further 2 minutes until fragrant.
step 4
Dissolve the red wine flavour pot (1) in 350ml boiling water. Pick the leaves from the thyme (1 sprig), and strip the rosemary (1 sprig) from its stalk then roughly chop.
step 5
Add the dissolved flavour pot, red wine (250 ml), rosemary, thyme and marmite (1 tsp) to the pan with the soffritto and stir in the mushrooms.
step 6
Drain the porcini mushrooms, reserving the liquid. Roughly chop the porcini mushrooms and add to the pan along with most of the porcini soaking liquid, being mindful that there will be some gritty sediment at the bottom. Simmer for 25 minutes, until reduced.
step 7
Meanwhile, to make the polenta, add the polenta (250 g) to a small saucepan and cover with water. Season with salt, then bring to the boil. Turn the heat down to a simmer and cook, stirring regularly, for 15-20 minutes until cooked through. Stir in the butter (20 g) and parmesan (50 g), if using.
step 8
Stir the fresh parsley (10 g) through the mushroom ragu. Spoon the polenta into bowls and top with the mushroom ragu. Serve with extra parmesan, if you like.
step 8 Stir the fresh parsley (10 g) through the mushroom ragu. Spoon the polenta into bowls and top with the mushroom ragu. Serve with extra parmesan, if you like.

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