Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced or minced
  • 1 small dried red chili, crumbled, or 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 2 pounds mushrooms, wiped clean, stems trimmed, cut in half
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine or fino sherry
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Method

  • Heat the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy nonstick skillet.
  • Add the garlic and chili or red pepper flakes.
  • After about 30 seconds, when the garlic begins to sizzle, add the mushrooms and turn the heat to medium high.
  • Cook, stirring, until they sear and begin to sweat, then sprinkle them with salt and add the white wine or sherry.
  • Turn the heat down to medium, and continue to cook, stirring or tossing in the pan from time to time, until the mushrooms are tender, five to 10 minutes.
  • Stir in the lemon juice and parsley, taste and adjust seasonings, and remove from the heat.
  • Serve hot or warm in small ceramic dishes, or serve on a platter with toothpicks stuck into the mushrooms.