Please don’t be intimidated by the wild mushrooms listed in the title. There are great substitutions available in your local grocery store. Read on.
This dish is also delicious when made with store bought porcini, cremini, or portobello mushrooms. White button, brown cremini, and portobello are all different growing stages of the same mushroom, Agaricus bisporus. You may even spot some chanterelle mushrooms in some of your favorite stores.
If you’re lucky enough to live where wild mushrooms are plentiful, coccoras and chanterelles pair so nicely with Yukon potatoes, each has its own flavor and texture components. Roasted mushrooms elevates almost any dish with their intense umami flavor.
EQUIPMENT: roasting pan, cast iron skillet
Oven Roasted Yukon Potatoes with Wild Mushrooms
Cuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Average4
servings20
minutes40
minutesSubstitute store bought porcini, cremini, or portobello mushrooms.
Ingredients
1 lb medium Yukon potatoes roughly the same size, quartered
sea salt
freshly ground black peppercorns
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 tablespoon fresh rosemary, finely chopped
2 ounces smoked bacon, chopped
1 lb wild or store-bought mushrooms, cut into chunks
3 tablespoons sherry vinegar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Season potatoes with salt and pepper and place them into a large roasting pan. Drizzle with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Roast in the oven for 30 minutes. Use tongs to occasionally toss them. After 20 minutes, stir in garlic and rosemary. Remove from oven. The potatoes should be well browned and cooked through.
- Meanwhile, heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large cast iron skillet over medium high heat until it shimmers.
- Add bacon and cook, stirring often, until crispy. Use a slotted spoon to transfer to a paper towel lined plate.
- Add mushrooms to skillet and cook until most of the juices evaporate and mushrooms begin to brown.
- Remove from heat and gently stir in roasted potatoes.
- Let cool slightly.
- Drizzle sherry vinegar over potatoes and mushrooms. Sprinkle crispy bacon pieces on top. Toss lightly to mix.
- Taste and adjust seasoning. Transfer to a serving platter.
