Oyster Plant with Mushrooms

Name: Oyster Plant with Mushrooms (Erdőháti Feketegyökér)
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Cuisine: Hungary
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons flour; ¼ cup heavy sweet cream; 3 pounds oyster plant (salsify); 1 small onion, chopped; 1 tablespoon chopped flat parsley; Pinch of paprika; 1½ cups chicken broth; 1 garlic clove, crushed; ½ pound fresh mushrooms, wild or cultivated; 1 ounce dried mushrooms; ½ cup sour cream; Salt; Pinch of pepper; 4 tablespoons butter

Erdőháti Feketegyökér

Preparation info

6 to 8
servings

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Cuisine of Hungary

By George Lang

Published 1982

About

Ingredients

3 pounds oyster plant (salsify)
Salt
1 small onion, chopped

Europe
Hungary
Side dish
Spicy
Eastern Europe

Method

Peel oyster plant roots and cook in 2 quarts lightly salted water till done. Drain and set aside, but keep warm.
Meantime make the sauce: Sauté onion in butter till limp. Slice the fresh mushrooms and add to onion. Cook for an additional 5 minutes.
Boil dried mu