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Mushroom manti

These classic Turkish dumplings are given a vegetarian twist with a mushroom filling and a smoked tomato sauce.

Ingredients:

  • 100g/3½oz portobello mushrooms
  • 100g/3½oz button mushrooms
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil, plus extra for deep-frying
  • 100g/3½oz oyster mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp chopped onions
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped parsley
  • lemon juice, to taste
  • fine salt, to taste
  • 200g/7oz plain flour, plus extra for dusting
  • ¼ tsp fine salt
  • 100ml/3½fl oz boiling water
  • 200g/7oz turkish or greek-style yoghurt
  • 1–2 large garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • fine salt, to taste
  • 1–2 vine-ripened tomatoes, halved
  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil, plus extra for brushing
  • pinch salt (or smoked salt if not using smoked olive oil)
  • 1 tbsp chopped onions
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 3 tbsp smoked olive oil (or normal olive oil if using smoked salt)
  • melted butter, for drizzling
  • sweet pepper flakes, for sprinkling
  • dried mint, for sprinkling
  • cooked wild mushrooms (cauliflower or hen of the woods) and pink radicchio, to garnish

Directions:

  • To make the mushroom filling, preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
  • Place the portobello and button mushrooms on a baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes.
  • Heat the oil in a deep fat fryer or deep pan to 160C. (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended.) Carefully lower the oyster mushrooms into the hot oil and deep-fry for 3–4 minutes, until golden.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a small frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and fry for 5 minutes, until the onions are translucent.
  • In a food processor, combine all the mushrooms, the onion mixture and parsley and pulse until minced (do not purée). Season with lemon juice and salt.
  • To make the dough, in a large bowl combine the flour and salt and make a well in the centre. Slowly pour in the boiling water, little by little, and mix with a fork for 3 minutes until the dough comes together.
  • Transfer the dough to a clean work surface dusted with flour. Use your hands to knead the dough for 10 minutes until smooth.
  • Place the dough into a bowl, cover and set aside for 30 minutes.
  • Roll out the dough about 2mm/1/16in thick or pass it through a pasta roller, working your way down from the highest setting.
  • Slice the dough into 5cm/2in squares. Dust with flour, then stack on a plate. Put in an airtight container and chill in the fridge for 2–4 hours.
  • To make the yoghurt, combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and mix well. Set aside.
  • To make the tomato sauce, preheat a grill to its highest setting. Brush the tomatoes with some sunflower oil and season with salt (or a pinch of smoked salt if replacing smoked olive oil). Place them under the high grill for 10–15 minutes until charred all over.
  • Transfer the tomatoes to a food processor and pulse until broken down.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon of sunflower oil in a small frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and fry for 5 minutes until the onions are softened and translucent.
  • Add the tomatoes and smoked olive oil (or normal olive oil if using smoked salt) and fry for another 20 minutes, until reduced by half.
  • To assemble, remove the dough from the fridge. Add a heaped teaspoon of the mushroom filling into the centre of a dough wrapper. Pinch the wrapper and join the corners in the centre to resemble an ‘x’ from above.
  • Place on a baking sheet or large plate and repeat with the remaining filling and wrappers. At this point you can freeze the manti for up to 3 months.
  • When ready to cook, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and, working in batches to avoid overcrowding, carefully lower the manti into the water and cook for 4 minutes. Make sure you defrost the manti before cooking if you have frozen them.
  • Meanwhile, spoon the yoghurt into 4 serving bowls. Top with the tomato sauce.
  • Use a slotted spoon to carefully transfer the cooked manti to a plate lined with kitchen paper to drain. Place four manti into each bowl.
  • Drizzle with the melted butter and sprinkle over the sweet pepper flakes and mint. Garnish with the wild mushrooms and radicchio and serve.