Spicy Mushroom Puffs are crispy, bite-size puffs with a spicy mix of peas, mushrooms, and onion. Great as an appetizer or just a fried snack. If you don’t know what to serve to your guests or you want to prepare something VERY simple but good looking, this recipe is the one. Extra crispy, golden and spicy. Serve with soy sauce or just a salad. Who’s in?
INGREDIENTS:
- 240 g puffy pastry
- 1 onion
- 230 g mushrooms
- 150 g pea
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- ½ tsp chili flakes
- 3 leaves fresh basil
- ½ tbsp fresh thyme
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley
- ⅓ tsp black pepper
- ½ tbsp light soy sauce
- parmesan
- 1 tbsp melted butter
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp olive oil or more for mushrooms
- oil for frying
I am one of those people who always have a frozen puffy pastry in the freezer. It’s just one of those things you can always count on if someone is on their way into your house, friends or family come to visit you and you have no idea what to serve them.
This time I prepared a spicy and salty appetizer you can serve to your guests with a glass of wine or beer. Very simple and delish recipe your guests will love. Or are you looking for a simple snack for your favorite tv show? This one babes, this one.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SIMPLE DESSERT?
what about the shape? INSPIRED BY Xiaolongbao
I love Chinese cuisine and I LOVE LOVE LOVE watching people eating soup dumplings/buns. Xiaolongbao, as they are called, is a steamed bun prepared in a xiaolong, which is a steaming basket made out of bamboo. And here is a thing – I’ve never tried them because I live in Slovakia and I’ve never been to a good Chinese restaurant where they serve soup dumplings. But as a true fan, I can watch people eating this delicious meal on TikTok for hours.
When I was tasting this recipe, I had no idea what shape they should be. But small portions of spicy mushroom mix reminded me of Asian cuisine, which I am a huge fan of. So I tried to fry this “dumpling shape” if they come out in the same shape or will open up, which is normal when you fry the puff pastry. And I must say, they look quite the same!
If you would like to try more main course recipes, try my Sticky Sesame Chicken With Honey Sauce.
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Spicy Mushroom Puffs
Ingredients
- 240 g puffy pastry
- 1 onion
- 230 g mushrooms
- 150 g pea
- 1 tsp ginger powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- ½ tsp chili flakes
- 3 leaves fresh basil
- ½ tbsp fresh thyme
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley
- ⅓ tsp black pepper
- ½ tbsp light soy sauce
- parmesan
- 1 tbsp melted butter
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp olive oil or more for mushrooms
- oil for frying
Instructions
- Peel and cut the mushrooms into small pieces. Chop up the onion as well.
- Preheat the pan with olive oil in it. Once the oil gets hot add onion and let cook for 3 minutes.
- Add all the spices and chopped mushrooms. Add soy sauce and cook the mushrooms on the pan until they get small and brown. Add more olive oil if needed. In the end add defrosted peas and cook for another 5 minutes.
- In a small bowl melt the butter. Add minced garlic cloves.
- Lightly flour your work surface, then spread out puff pastry and roll it into a thin layer. Cut the pastry into rectangles/circles of the size you like.
- Take one rectangle/circle and put melted garlic butter on top. Then take ½ tbsp of the spicy mushroom mix (or less, depending on the size of the rectangle) and fold the rectangle/circle into the shape of Xiaolongbao (soup dumpling).
- In the pot heat the oil. To find out if it's hot enough, sprinkle some flour over the oil – if it gets bubbly, you can put the pastry into the oil.
- Let the puffs fry in the oil until they get light brown color. Take the puffs out and put them on the paper kitchen towel. You can put extra butter on top and sprinkle some sesame seeds over them.
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