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Portobello Mushroom Benedict with Sriracha Hollandaise


Food is one of the greatest choices we have as members of the 1st world. For the most part, we get to choose what we put in our bodies, and how much.Β 

The path people take to the way they eat as adults is a direct result of the experiences they have as children. Although I am no longer a practicing vegetarian (as evidenced by the extensive number of bacon related posts on my blog) I did spend about 4 years in my early 20’s with a very meatless existence. That choice was a direct result of the farm style living of my youth.Β 

Just before I started Junior High, my parents moved me from the Central Coast of California to a small farm in Eastern Washington state. It sounded like such a romantic and adventurous journey, my love of animals having the full indulgence it had always wanted.Β 

I was a 4-H kid, and the idea of acres and acres of animals was like a dream and within hours of a pig pen fully inhabited by squealing little pink and brown creatures I was in love. I named my favorite guy Garfunkel, as an nod to my love of 70’s music. I spent the summer feeding, walking, and training my new pet. In my head was the knowledge of the inevitable fate of this little guy, but some how it didn’t reach my heart.Β 

Then, towards the end of summer, came an old Chevy pickup truck. White and faded with wooden boards rising up above the sides of the truck bed. I watched from the window as the town butcher consulted with my step father, compared guns, pointed at the pigs, and unceremoniously shoots Garfunkel in the head.Β 

He struggles to get up. Another shot. He moves again. Another shot.Β 

Three days later, I stared at the pork chops on my dinner plate, unable to get the image of his last moments out of my head.Β UnnervedΒ by the feeling of knowing the first name of my dinner.Β 

Although this is a brutal reality for the meat eating world, and one that we should come to terms with if we choose to eat meat, I am not advocating for everyone to go vegan. I know that the pigs my family raised had great lives. They were loved, cared about, and fed well. If it wasn’t for the dinner they became, they wouldn’t have existed in the first place.Β 

Choice. Choosing to spend more for free range. Choosing to support local growers. Seeking out raw milk and cheese from reliable farms.Β 

Because if the story of Garfunkel is horrifying to you, it is Disneyland compared to way some commercial farms are like.Β 

Just some food for though.Β 

Let me know what you think. If you disagree, agree, or even if you don’t care.Β 

In the interim, here is a meatless breakfast that will give you a break from meat, if that is what you are looking for.Β 

Portobello Mushroom Benedict with Sriracha Hollandaise Β Β 

4 Portobello mushrooms

1/4 cup olive oil

pinch of salt

4 cups fresh spinach, chopped

1/4 cup chopped onions

3 cloves of garlic minced

4 eggs

1 large tomato, cut into slices

For the Hollandaise:

4Β tbs melted butter

4 egg yolks

1 tbs lemon juice

2Β tbs room temp water

1 tsp sriracha sauceΒ 

salt and pepper

In a pan over medium high heat, add the oil and allow it to get hot but not smoking. Place the mushrooms in the pan. If the pan is two small for all of the mushrooms to fit, cook in two batches. Turn the mushrooms once the bottom has turned dark and has softened, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and allow to cook on the other side until the entire mushroom is dark, soft and cook all the way through. Remove cooked mushrooms from pan and add the spinach, onions and garlic, cook until soft.Β 

Poach the eggs in lightly salted simmering water. (Tutorial)

Melt the butter in the microwave. In a good quality sauce pan, add the yolks, lemonΒ juiceΒ and water and whisk quickly and continually over low heat until it’s frothy and doubled in size (this is an arm work out, be prepared). You don’t want too much heat or you’ll have scrambled eggs. If you need to step away for even a second, or if it’s getting to hot, remove from the heat. While continuing to whisk, slowly add the butter in aΒ steady stream. Continue to whisk until thickened, and almost doubled. If your sauce gets too dry and thick, you can add a few tbs of water. Add the sriracha, and salt and pepper to taste.Β 

Place the mushroom on a plate, top with spinach, then tomato slice, then poached egg and drizzle with hollandaise.Β 

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Julie @ Table for Two March 12, 2012 um 11:59 am

Looks so healthy and delicious!! I LOVE hollandaise sauce..i’ve never made it myself though. The fact that you added the best red sauce ever in this is already a winner in my book! πŸ˜‰

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Jackie March 12, 2012 um 2:39 pm

I just discovered Sriracha about a year ago and I’m hooked!

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Tina@flourtrader March 12, 2012 um 12:55 pm

I do favor things from the local farmers around here and I would love it if I could come by all my food that way, but sadly that will never happen.
Portobellos are my first pick when it comes to a meatless meal and you have really prepared this nicely with that siracha sauce. This one does look like it should grace my table and soon. Great dish!

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Jackie March 12, 2012 um 2:40 pm

When I was meatless I ate them daily! I try to buy local as much as I can, but you’re right, it isn’t always possible.

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cassie March 12, 2012 um 12:57 pm

Sriracha hollandaise? I’m all over this!

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justine March 12, 2012 um 1:46 pm

Sounds amazing! And, yeah, finding and choosing quality food is so important (and so tasty!).

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Meghan March 12, 2012 um 4:55 pm

Poor Garfunkel… This dish looks ridiculously good! I rarely eat meat, love mushrooms, and I’m all about this sriracha hollandaise!

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Part Time House Wife March 12, 2012 um 5:56 pm

This looks great! I love substituting mushrooms for meat every now and again. If it were up to my husband we’d have a steak for every meal every day. I like the option of a portabella bc it really gives the feel of meat.
Great post. Buzzed ya.

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Jackie March 12, 2012 um 6:41 pm

It does have a meat feel! It was my "burger" patty when I was veg and went to BBQ’s.

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Deanna March 12, 2012 um 6:01 pm

Sriracha hollandaise sounds amazing. I will have to make that asap.

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Stephanie @ Eat. Drink. Love. March 12, 2012 um 7:06 pm

I love seeking out locally grown food too. I like knowing where it comes from! What a horrible story about Garfunkel!

I am loving this idea of using a portobello and of course, the sriracha hollandaise!

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Susie March 12, 2012 um 9:45 pm

You had me at sriracha… I bet that tasted amazing. I live in Seattle and totally support local farmers and buy organic and free range. I have all of my milk, yogurt and butter delivered to my door by a local farm every monday. It’s pretty awesome. You got to support local and feel good about where your food comes from.

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Jackie March 13, 2012 um 8:59 am

That’s so awesome that you get a dairy delivery! You’re my hero. I get a produce delivery sourced from local organic farms, but I haven’t found a dairy one yet. Something to look into!

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Derick Luggerston March 13, 2012 um 4:49 am

Quite fantastic. My partner and i are vegetarian and this looks great.

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chinmayie @ love food eat March 13, 2012 um 7:45 am

I am vegetarian mainly because I don’t ever want to kill an animal to eat. Of course i know it’s my personal choice. I have nothing against non-vegetarians but I can never be one. As I grew up vegetarian I simply can’t see animals as food. Of course it helps that vegetarian food is soooo tasty and healthy πŸ˜‰
That piece of mushroom looks so juicy and delicious!

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Jackie March 13, 2012 um 9:02 am

Chinmayie, I agree that how we are raised makes a big impact on how we see food. Even with regards to fast food and health habits. I wonder how different I would eat now if I had also grown up as a vegetarian rather than on a pig farm!

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purabi naha March 13, 2012 um 9:35 am

OMG! This sounds like exactly what I’m craving for right now!! Amazing recipe and stunning photograph!
http://cosmopolitancurrymania.blogspot.com

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Bree March 14, 2012 um 1:28 pm

Love your farm pic πŸ™‚
This sounds so great too!

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MaryJane March 14, 2012 um 8:04 pm

Can’t get past your story about Garfunkel. What ever made you give up vegetarian diet? Eating meat is sooo unhealthy, and so cruel to the animals.

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Jackie March 15, 2012 um 10:12 am

I completely understand where you are coming from MaryJane. I think it all started when i really wanted to learn to cook and learn classic techniques and those included meat. Then it evolved past that, and my desire to patronize farms that are good and kind and give animals great lives. As a farm kid I saw that these animals only existed for the purpose of food and if everyone in the world became a vegetarian there would be no need for meat cows (they are different from dairy cattle) or the pigs that I love so much. I would rather the animals have good, happy lives than no lives at all. I will always support 4-H and FFA because I know that there is no better lives for animals then with those kids. It is a persona l choice and I often go many days without eating meat. I can also see going back to it for periods of time through out my life.

It’s clear that you have a good heart and care deeply for animals!

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Nicki K. March 20, 2012 um 1:17 am

Oh yum, that looks amazing! I’m putting it in my TK recipe box to make very soon. πŸ˜‰

I’m a vegetarian as well because I usually don’t like the thought of eating something that once had a face, but I sometimes sneak a chicken nugget from hubby’s plate, so some people wouldn’t call me vegetarian anymore. *grins*

I think eating meat responsibly (i.e. from humanely raised and kept animals) gives you a greater "power" over the meat industry than eating no meat at all. Vegetarians' and vegans' opinions don’t matter one bit to the meat-industry, because they don’t fork in the money, you know. But people who eat and buy meat every week have to be taken seriously by meat producers, since they’re their target group. If more meat-eaters chose to buy locally and from farms who treat their animals well in life AND death, now that could really make a difference!

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Jackie March 20, 2012 um 8:42 am

I completely agree, it’s like voting with your dollars. Once you find a farm that treats it’s animals well, it is important to support those people.

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Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious March 23, 2012 um 10:28 am

I love meatless dishes! I try to be a vegetarian when Jason isn’t in town, which isn’t as bad as I thought it would be.

I will definitely be adding this to my meatless recipes. And I’m so excited about this Sriracha hollandaise. I put Sriracha on EVERYTHING so I’m sure I will love this.

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Wiley March 25, 2012 um 4:27 pm

Book-marked, I love your site! πŸ™‚

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