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FOOD
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          Carolyn Best’s Transylvanian Mushroom Ragout is an older and wonderful version of a classic dish.
                                    Transylvanian Mushroom Ragout




                    by Carolyn best           forest glades to let their beloved mush-  Garlic, one or several cloves  batches until browning and add to the
                                              rooms spring to life creating a feeling   3 tbsp arrowroot              pot. Add wine and marjoram. Cover
          This is an older and wonderful ver-  of magical display when they choose   Sweet Hungarian paprika, at least 2   and simmer it until the broth becomes a
          sion of a classic dish without the heavy   to reveal themselves to a forest walker.   tbsp                  naturally thick gravy (45 minutes). Add
          dairy and flour components, yet it is   Or cultivated locally, fresh and beauti-  Water as needed           water as needed, as liquid reduces. Stir
          even more fragrant with walnut oil,   ful, there they are in our grocery aisle,   Sea salt                  arrowroot into 1/2 cup of water and stir
          best-quality paprika and wine.      our sole plant source of Vitamin D.  Another 1/4 cup walnut oil or clari-  it into the ragout.
            Mushrooms grow in the crevice                                         fied butter                           The ragout can be ladled over egg noo-
          between life and death and are the   INGREDIENTS                                                            dles or a non-gluten pasta, polenta or rice.
          last thing to appear before the rot-  2 lbs. mushrooms                  METHOD                              Any left over ragout is delicious stirred
          ting log disappears into the forest   1/4 cup walnut oil                  Sauté the onions slowly in a cast iron   into a soup for another day’s meal.
          floor, transmuting the remains of the   1 cup dry red wine              frying pan until somewhat carmelized,
          old vegetation or emerging after the   3 cups onions, sliced into thin half   then add garlic and sauté a bit more. Add   Carolyn Best is the former chef and
          destruction of fire. The peasant popu-  moons, then sliced once more    the paprika and transfer to a heavy-bot-  proprietor of The Pantry Vegetarian
          lations were accused of burning down   1 tsp marjoram                   tomed pot. Sauté the mushrooms in   Tea Shop.









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