Banosh is best served hot so that it does not lose its taste.
Banosh, or banush, is a viscous corn porridge cooked in cream or sour cream, seasoned with cracklings, mushrooms and feta cheese. Ukrainian national cuisine, common in the Carpathian region, in particular, belongs to Hutsul cuisine. We invite you to prepare a lean version of this dish without cracklings and appreciate the taste of a hearty and appetizing dish. How to make it was described in the “Culinary Recipes” blog.
Banosh with mushrooms
Ingredients:
- oyster mushrooms or champignons – 100-150 g;
- milk (2.5%) – 450 ml;
- corn grits – 150 g;
- apple or wine vinegar – 100 ml;
- water – 200 ml;
- onion – 1 piece;
- butter (82.5%) – 20 g;
- sunflower oil – 1 tbsp. l;
- sour cream (15%) – 1 tbsp. l;
- hard cheese – 50 g;
- salt and pepper – to taste.
Cooking method:
First you need to pickle the onions. To do this, cut it into thin half rings and place it in a bowl, adding apple cider vinegar, cold water and a pinch of salt. Leave everything to marinate for 30 minutes.
Wash the mushrooms and cut into medium strips. You can choose small mushrooms; no need to chop them.
Heat a frying pan with butter and vegetable oil. Fry the oyster mushrooms for about 3-4 minutes.
Pour milk into the corn grits in a saucepan, add salt to taste and cook until tender over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cooking time depends on the degree of grinding of the cereal. This information is indicated on the packaging.
Add sour cream to the finished porridge. It is better to use a non-greasy one so that the banosh is not too heavy for the stomach.
Stir the porridge with sour cream until smooth.
For serving, it is better to take a large deep plate. Divide the banosh into two portions. Place the first portion of porridge on a plate, and grate the cheese on a coarse grater on top.
Place the second portion of porridge on the cheese – so it will melt, and mushrooms on top.
At the end, place a little pickled onion on top of the dish to taste and serve immediately while the banosh is hot.
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