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June 2005 Spores Illustrated

Bolete Kebab (Polish Szaszlyk Z Borowikow)

Use thin rotisserie skewers (too thick a skewer may cause mushrooms to split and fall off).  Intersperse bolete caps with a similar-sized slice of green pepper, a thin slice of onion, and a square of very thin sliced bacon. Each mushroom should be separated from the next by only one of the above ingredients:
mushroom-pepper-mushroom-bacon-mushroom-onion-mushroom-pepper,
essentially all 16 bolete caps are used.  Brush lightly with olive oil and cook on electric or charcoal-stove rotisserie until they are a nice golden-brown on the outside and full cooked through.  When done sprinkle with salt & pepper.  Serve with bread, Polish dill pickles or sliced tomatoes.  This is sure to be a hit at your next backyard cookout.
NOTE: you may sustitute fresh store-bought Portabella mushrooms for Boletes.  In fact, nearly all fresh or store-bought mushrooms are interchangeable, although in most cases you will detect differences in aroma, taste, and texture.  The fact is that some of these match the delicte gourmet taste of the borowik (King Bolete or Boletus edulis).
Recipe from the cookbook "Polish Heritage Cokkery" by Robert & Maria Stybel
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