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Mushrooms on ketsi
Soko ketsze: mushrooms baked in a clay dish with butter and sulguni
Every Tbilisi tavern has its sizzling ketsi, a shallow clay dish heated on the fire, and mushrooms baked in one with butter and a crust of melted sulguni are among the most ordered starters, brought to the table still crackling. In autumn, Georgian cooks use wild oyster mushrooms or field mushrooms; cups set gills up hold the butter like little bowls. A common mistake is overcrowding the dish, which makes the mushrooms steam instead of browning. Chef's tip: salt the mushrooms only after the first 10 minutes, so their juices stay inside and they cook in their own butter. Sulguni is usually made with animal rennet, so choose a vegetarian cheese.
- Total time
- 25 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 2
Ingredients
For the mushrooms
- 10 large cup mushroomsstalks removed
- 1 ⅜ oz buttercut into 10 pieces
- ¼ tsp salt
- 4 oz sulguni or low-moisture mozzarellagrated
- ⅛ oz fresh corianderchopped
- 1 clove garlicvery finely chopped, optional
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Heat the oven to 425°F (fan 400°F) with a clay or cast-iron dish inside for 10 minutes.
10 minStep 2: Set 10 large cup mushrooms gill-side up in the hot dish and put a piece of 1 ⅜ oz butter in each cup.
Step 3: Bake for 10 minutes, until the butter has melted and the mushrooms are starting to release juice.
10 minStep 4: Sprinkle with ¼ tsp salt and 1 clove garlic, top each cup with 4 oz sulguni or low-moisture mozzarella and bake for 6–8 minutes more, until the cheese is melted and golden. Common mistake: packing the dish full; the mushrooms stew.
8 minStep 5: Scatter with ⅛ oz fresh coriander and serve straight away in the hot dish.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 17 g
- Carbs
- 4 g
- Fat
- 28 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does mushrooms on ketsi take?
- About 25 minutes in total: 5 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 2 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of large cup mushrooms?
- Aubergine, diced, same weight.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
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