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Ciulama de ciuperci
Ciulama de ciuperci: Romanian mushrooms in a creamy white roux sauce with dill, served with mămăligă
Ciulama is a white, velvety sauce stew from Moldova and Muntenia, and the mushroom version is cooked in autumn when wild mushrooms come down from the Carpathians, or any time with cultivated ones. Mushrooms are sautéed with onion, then simmered in a light roux of butter, flour and milk until thick and creamy, and finished with dill and garlic. It is served with a mound of hot mămăligă (cornmeal mash) and sometimes a spoon of sour cream. The usual mistake is adding the milk to a cold, raw roux, which leaves the sauce lumpy and floury. Chef's tip: let the mushrooms brown before the flour goes in; golden mushrooms give a much deeper flavour than pale, steamed ones.
- Total time
- 35 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 1 ⅜ oz butter
- 1 onionfinely chopped
- 1 ⅓ lb mushrooms (button, chestnut or wild)sliced
- 2 tbsp plain flour
- 1 cup vegetable stockwarm
- 1 cup whole milkwarm
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 cloves garliccrushed
- ½ oz fresh dillchopped
- 4 tbsp sour cream (optional)
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Method
0/5 doneStep 2: Turn up the heat, add 1 ⅓ lb mushrooms (button, chestnut or wild) and cook for 8–10 minutes, stirring now and then, until their liquid has gone and they are golden.
10 minStep 3: Sprinkle in 2 tbsp plain flour and stir for 1–2 minutes until it coats the mushrooms and smells toasty.
2 minStep 4: Pour in 1 cup vegetable stock little by little, stirring, then add 1 cup whole milk. Simmer for 5–6 minutes, stirring, until the sauce coats the back of a spoon.
6 minStep 5: Season with ¾ tsp salt and ½ tsp black pepper, stir in 2 cloves garlic and ½ oz fresh dill and take off the heat. Serve with hot mămăligă and a spoon of 4 tbsp sour cream if you like.
1 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 180 kcal
- Protein
- 7 g
- Carbs
- 13 g
- Fat
- 11 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does ciulama de ciuperci take?
- About 35 minutes in total: 10 minutes to prepare and 25 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
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